Filmmakers Pay Tribute to Bertrand Tavernier, the ‘Spirit of Cinema’

While a lot of people seem to be talking about Emerald Fennell shocking everyone with her directorial debut, “Promising Young Woman,” earning a ton of awards season love. But right behind her is none other than Florian Zeller, the French playwright that has struck gold with his directorial debut, “The Father,” which has earned six Oscar nominations this year.

In terms of French cinema, you can’t get much better than filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin. The man behind features such as “The Sentinel,” “My Golden Days,” and “Ismael’s Ghosts” consistently brings something new to each film, often switching genres between films.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPathe is relocating Guillaume Canet’s live-action movie “Asterix & Obelix” to France, instead of China where it was initially planned to shoot last year, and couldn’t do so due to the pandemic. Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has joined the cast in a cameo role.Now titled “Asterix & Obelix, the Middle Kingdom,” the movie is budgeted at 60 million Euros and marks the next installment of the blockbuster French comic book franchise.

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights from Arclight Films, to distribute dramatic comedy Queen Bees which stars Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Christopher Lloyd, Loretta Devine, Elizabeth Mitchell, and French Stewart. A theatrical and PVOD release of June 11 is currently planned.

A pair of sisters from Fort Frances, Ontario have gone viral thanks to their breathtaking YouTube performance of “Hallelujah”. 

Netflix will close out the saga of the Byrde family when Ozark returns to the streaming platform for its fourth and final season. While fans and viewers hoped for more seasons, during a SAG Awards Panel on Wednesday, cast members Jessica Frances Dukes, Felix Solis, Skylar Gaertner and Madison Thompson said that it only makes sense for series to end with its fourth season.

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One of my favorite meats to eat is rabbit. That’s right! The cute, furry, little bunny with its adorable wiggly nose is totally edible and delicious.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs a critic committed to maintaining a certain professional distance with those whose work I might review, I don’t often play the fan in the presence of filmmakers.

The prolific French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier passed away earlier this week. The director was heralded as the leader of the generation after the French New Wave, with a prolific career that spanned nearly 50 years.

PARIS -- 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. He was 79.Tavernier's wife and children said he Thursday that he died in Sainte-Maxime, located in France's southerly Var region.

La Croix that he died in Sainte-Maxime in the Var region of southeastern France.Also Read: George Segal, Venerated 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and 'The Goldbergs' Actor, Dies at 87Inspired by filmmakers like Jean Vigo, Jean Renoir and John Ford, Tavernier began his career in the ’60s in France, writing for the PEN club and aspiring to become a filmmaker like many of his French New Wave peers.

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterBertrand Tavernier, the prolific French filmmaker noted for films such as “Coup de Torchon” (1981), “A Sunday in the Country” (1984) and “Round Midnight” (1986), has died. He was 79.The director’s death was confirmed on Thursday by France’s Institut Lumière — for which he served as president — and Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux.

French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, known for such award winning works as A Sunday In The Country, Round Midnight, Capitaine Conan, It All Starts Today and Life And Nothing But, has died at the age of 79. The news was confirmed by France’s Lumière Institute in Lyon of which Tavernier was president.

French actress Corinne Masiero sent shockwaves through Paris’ Olympia concert hall during France’s César Awards ceremony this evening when she stripped off her clothes to appear entirely naked on stage. Across her breasts and torso was written, “No culture, no future.” The move was in support of artists and technicians across the country who have been impacted by work stoppages caused by the Covid crisis and the government’s response.