Acclaimed director Bertrand Tavernier (COUP DE TORCHON, ROUND MIDNIGHT) began his film career as a critic and publicist. It was in the latter role that he was involved with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville’s LE DEUXIÈME SOUFFLE. In this 2008 interview, Tavernier talks about his memories of the film, as well as of Melville the man.
Up Next in Part 2: Tavernier on Cinema
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Bertrand Tavernier on LE CORBEAU
In 2002, French film director Bertrand Tavernier made LAISSEZ-PASSER (SAFE PASSAGE), a feature about the French film industry during the German occupation, the period in which LE CORBEAU was made. In this 2004 interview, Tavernier discusses the political subtext of the film, and why it was so mis...
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Bertrand Tavernier on Jean-Pierre Mel...
Acclaimed director Bertrand Tavernier (COUP DE TORCHON, AROUND MIDNIGHT) began his film career as a critic and publicist. It was in the latter role that he was involved with Jean-Pierre Melville’s LE DOULOS. In this interview, Tavernier talks about his memories of the time and of Melville as a di...
