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It All Starts Today Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier makes the everyday electric with this compelling portrait of a teacher and administrator struggling to make a difference in a system plagued by institutional paralysis, blinded bureaucracy, and the desperate living conditions of his students' parents. Philippe Torreton is absolutely perfect in the lead role in this powerful, dramatic story of social commitment. "...a film full of life, emotion, anger and hope" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune). The DVD is letterboxed and includes booklet and theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles. France 1999 117 mins. DVD | $44.95
Coup de Torchon Bertrand Tavernier Cordier is the only police officer in a small 1938 West African town. He is ridiculed by the local pimps and cuckolded by his wife while his mistress is beaten by her husband. Driven to the brink, he takes revenge on all his enemies. From Jim Thompson's novel Pop. 1280, this darkly funny picture stars Philippe Noiret and Isabelle Huppert. "Tavernier follows screwball comedy out to its other side as madness: you're never sure whether what you're watching is high spirits or insanity" (Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader). The DVD is a letterboxed Criterion Collection edition, and includes Tavernier's alternate ending and original theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles. France 1981 128 mins. DVD | $44.95
Daddy Nostalgia Bertrand Tavernier Dirk Bogarde and Jane Birkin star as a father and daughter who must work through their relationship to arrive at a position of mutual respect and understanding. The painful realization that time is running out makes this scenario all the more compelling. In French with English subtitles. France 1990 105 mins. DVD | $37.95
Fresh Bait Bertrand Tavernier Veteran director Bertrand Tavernier explores the depths of greed and amorality in this dramatic recreation of the real-life murders that rocked France in the winter of 1993. Marie Gillain stars as Nathalie, an alluring young woman who serves as a sexual pawn that enables her co-conspirators Eric and Bruno to enact a series of robberies and murders. Unrelenting in its portrayal of youthful narcissism and disillusionment, Tavernier's thriller earned him a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival (1995). In French with English subtitles. France 1995 112 mins. DVD | $37.95
Let Joy Reign Supreme Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (It All Starts Today) turns his gaze towards 18th century France to produce a lush costume drama about the idealistic French regent Phillippe D'Orleans (Philippe Noiret), successor of Louis XIV, who lead the country during the turbulent period following the French Revolution. The winner of four Cesar Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Art Director and Best Supporting Actor (for Jean Rochefort), the film also boasts a soundtrack featuring music composed by Phillippe D'Orleans. In French with English Subtitles. France 1974 114 mins. DVD | $44.95
Life and Nothing But Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier once again explores the awful legacy of war. Set in 1920, this powerful drama unfolds in post World War I France--a country devastated both physically and spiritually. It tells the story of two women of differing backgrounds who are looking for the missing men they love. Along the way they encounter two French officers, one detailed to identify the dead and the other assigned to choose a body to be honored as France's unknown soldier. Tavernier turns his film into an incredibly moving journey through the postwar landscape of France, touching on the deep psychological scars which the conflict has left behind. With Philippe Noiret, Sabine Azema and Pascale Vidal. The DVD is letterboxed and includes optional English subtitles and a 28-minute interview with Philippe Noiret and Bertrand Tavernier from 2001. French with English subtitles. France 1989 135 mins. DVD | $44.95
Round Midnight Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier's exquisite homage to jazz--the moving story of a black jazz musician in 1959 Paris, struggling to create the bebop sound. Real-life tenor sax great Dexter Gordon is superb in the lead and the supporting cast includes a host of other music greats as well as director Martin Scorsese and French film vet Philippe Noiret. Winner of an Oscar for Herbie Hancock's score, this is one of the most critically acclaimed films of the 1980s. The DVD is letterboxed and includes director's commentary in French and English, optional French soundtrack, and soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English language dialogue. France 1986 132 mins. DVD | $37.95
Safe Conduct Bertrand Tavernier An intense, sprawling look at the French film industry during the WWII German occupation of France by renowned director Bertrand Tavernier ('Round Midnight). The fact-based drama follows director Jean Devaivre (Jacques Gamblin) and screenwriter Jean Aurenche (Denis Podalydes) as they struggle with life and work under Nazi control. Gamblin won the Best Actor Silver Bear at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival for his performance. "...bristles with passion and energy" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). In French with English subtitles. The DVD is letterboxed and includes a photo gallery, production notes and more. France/Germany 2001 163 mins. DVD | $44.95
