Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier is dead aged 79
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such “A Sunday in the Country,” “Captain Conan” and “The Judge and the Assassin,” has died, according to his family. Former French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said Tavernier's films "will remain masterpieces of French cinema.” Born April 25, 1941, Tavernier wore various caps during his career in cinema. Although Tavernier was less well-known in the English-speaking world, his 1987 feature film about a fictional jazz musician, “Round Midnight,” won Herbie Hancock an Oscar for best original score. Colo Tavernier wrote the screenplay for several of her husband’s and won the César for best adaptation for “A Sunday in the Country” in 1985.
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