Directed by Bertrand Tavernier and Robert Parrish • 1983 • France, United States
See the American South through the eyes of one of French cinema’s most illustrious filmmakers. Fascinated by a culture he knows primarily through books, music, and film, Bertrand Tavernier, along with southerner and fellow filmmaker Robert Parrish, embarks on a journey that takes him from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago. Steeped in Black American blues and gospel music, MISSISSIPPI BLUES offers a unique outsider’s perspective on the rich social, cultural, and political fabric of the region.
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Coup de torchon
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier • 1981 • France
Starring Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre MarielleAn inspired rendering of Jim Thompson’s pulp novel POP. 1280, Bertrand Tavernier’s COUP DE TORCHON deftly transplants the story of an inept police chief turned heartless killer and his...
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A Sunday in the Country
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier • 1984 • France
Starring Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine AzémaBertrand Tavernier paints a bittersweet family portrait with a delicacy worthy of Ozu. On a Sunday in 1912, Monsieur Ladmiral (Louis Ducreux), a painter in the twilight of his life, gets together w...
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Daddy Nostalgia
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier • 1990 • France
Starring Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette LaureDirk 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 Car...
