Search results for "Bertrand Tavernier"
The French Minister

The French Minister

The French Minister
IMDb: 6.4
113

Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for…

Genre: Comedy
The Princess of Montpensier

The Princess of Montpensier

The Princess of Montpensier
IMDb: 6.5
139

Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love…

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist
IMDb: 6.1
117

Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Balboni, who is co-producer…

Holy Lola

Holy Lola

Holy Lola
IMDb: 6.5
130

The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on a journey of initiation to Cambodia. On their difficult and transformative…

Genre: Drama
Safe Conduct

Safe Conduct

Safe Conduct
IMDb: 6.9
170

The film is about the French film industry from 1942 to 1944 during the Nazi occupation. The film focuses on assistant director and resistance fighter Jean Devaivre and screenwriter Jean…

Genre: Drama, History, War
It All Starts Today

It All Starts Today

It All Starts Today
IMDb: 7.4
117

In a mining town which has been blighted by economic downturns, an elementary school headmaster struggles to obtain social services on behalf of his students.

Genre: Drama
Captain Conan

Captain Conan

Captain Conan
IMDb: 7.2
129

The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat; they are…

Genre: Drama, War
Fresh Bait

Fresh Bait

Fresh Bait
IMDb: 6.8
117

With the ambition to start a boutique overseas but without the means to do so, Nathalie finds herself in a desperate situation, where she would do anything to acquire what…

Genre: Crime, Drama
L.627

L.627

L.627
IMDb: 7.2
141

In Paris, Lulu, a passionate policeman, works with the faith of a rookie, despite the sclerotic bureaucracy and the incompetence or negligence of some of his colleagues. In his new…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Undeclared War

The Undeclared War

The Undeclared War
IMDb: 7.7
240

Documentary on the French-Algerian conflict 1954-1962 which was never officially called a “war”, including interviews with some of the survivors.

Round Midnight

Round Midnight

Round Midnight
IMDb: 7.4
133

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy…

Genre: Drama
A Sunday in the Country

A Sunday in the Country

A Sunday in the Country
IMDb: 7.4
94

In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three children. Then his…

Genre: Drama, Family
Coup de Torchon

Coup de Torchon

Coup de Torchon
IMDb: 7.3
128

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Week’s Vacation

A Week’s Vacation

A Week’s Vacation
IMDb: 6.6
99

Laurence, a young schoolteacher from Lyon, takes a week’s leave. During the break, she reflects on her career and her personal life.

Genre: Drama
Death Watch

Death Watch

Death Watch
IMDb: 6.6
131

In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a dying woman becomes…

Spoiled Children

Spoiled Children

Spoiled Children
IMDb: 6.4
114

Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Judge and the Assassin

The Judge and the Assassin

The Judge and the Assassin
IMDb: 7.3
128

France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets…

Let Joy Reign Supreme

Let Joy Reign Supreme

Let Joy Reign Supreme
IMDb: 7
120

A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.

Genre: Drama, History, War
Paranoia

Paranoia

Paranoia
IMDb: 6
91

Following the death of her wealthy husband, American widow Kathryn West migrates to Italy and takes up a reclusive existence in a luxurious villa. After quickly succumbing to the charms…

Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest
IMDb: 7.5
117

The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to baptize her and chooses priest Léon Morin…

Genre: Drama, Romance