Directed by Bertrand Tavernier • 1990 • France
Starring Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette Laure
Dirk Bogarde delivers a spirited final screen performance opposite Jane Birkin in this poignant and perceptive tale about the regrets that mark a lifetime. As a father to his screenwriter daughter Caroline (Birkin), retired businessman Tony (Bogarde) left much to be desired. But as a lover of life who always pursued his pleasures, he has succeeded marvelously. Now, with Tony’s health failing, father and daughter reconnect for a by turns tender and painful reunion that may well be their last. Set amid the scenic splendor of the French Riviera in autumn, DADDY NOSTALGIA is an elegiac meditation on family and mortality from one of cinema’s most sensitive humanists.
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L.627
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier • 1992 • France
Starring Didier Bezace, Jean-Paul Comart, Charlotte KadyThis absorbing, unfailingly naturalistic procedural goes inside the world of the Parisian police department as it struggles to control the drug trade. Through the eyes of Lucien Marguet (Didie...
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The Undeclared War
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier • 1992 • France
Though it was never officially called a “war,” the French-Algerian conflict that spanned 1954 to 1962 had a profound effect on both countries and those who fought in it. In this epic documentary, director Bertrand Tavernier sheds light on this chapt...
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Captain Conan
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier • 1996 • France
Starring Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le CoqBertrand Tavernier delves into the murky morality of wartime in this complex human drama. Following the signing of the armistice in the waning days of World War I, the courageous Captain Co...
