Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the most important directors following the New Wave generation. He left his law studies to write film critiques in French magazines such as the \'Cahiers du cinema\'. During the 1960s he began directing short films and co-wrote screenplays for many films. He made his directing debut with The Watchmaker of St. Paul (L\' horloger de Saint-Paul, 1974). Afterward, he made Let Joy Reign Supreme (Que la fęte commence, 1975) that in 1976 brought him the French film award César for Best Screenplay and Director, The Judge and the Assassin (Le juge et l\'assassin, 1976), Spoiled Children (Des enfants gâtés, 1977), Death in Full View (La mort en direct, 1980), A Week\'s Holiday (Une semaine de vacances, 1980), Clean Slate (Coup de torchon, 1981), A Sunday in the Country (Un dimanche ŕ la campagne, 1984) that won the award for the Best Director in Cannes in 1984. godine, \'Round Midnight (1986), Beatrice (La passion Béatrice, 1987), Life and Nothing But (La vie et rien d\'autre, 1989), Daddy nostalgie (1990), D\'Artagnan\'s Daughter (La fille de d\'Artagnan, 1994), Captain Conan (Capitaine Conan, 1996), Safe Conduct (Laissez-passer, 2002), Holy Lola (2004).