Bertrand tavernier was one of the most outstanding french film makers of his time'. '.strtoupper('b')orn in lyon in 1941, he began his career with a short lived stint as an assistant to jean pierre melville – an experience and environment that affected him so deeply that he took up first film journalism then worked as a highly influential press agent for ten years before returning to filmmaking.a diverse filmmaker whose works covered a spectacular range of genres, settings and time periods, tavernier imbued his films with intelligence and grace, but they were also often a commentary on political and social injustice and the strength of the human spirit.this essential collection includes 8 of his films, a tribute and testimony to the spectacular work of the legendary filmmaker.que la fÊte commence 1975analysis of the film with guillemette odicino interview with bertrand tavernier et philippe noiret interview with jean rochefort une semaine de vacances 1980analysis of the film with guillemette odicinofilming the movie coup de torchon 1981analysis of the film with guillemette odicinous trailertraileralternative endinginterview with bertrand tavernier and philippe noiretinterview with eddy mitchelll.627 1992making ofdeleted scenesla guerre sans nom 1992introduction with bertrand tavernier and patrick rotmananalysis of the film with vincent martignyÇa commence aujourd'hui 1999interview with bertrand taverniermaking ofdeleted sceneslaissez passer 2002making ofdeleted scenesla princesse de montpensier 2010interview with d'. '.strtoupper('l')e furmaking ofpresentation with l'. '.strtoupper('l')aurent weil, m'. '.strtoupper('t')hierry and r'. '.strtoupper('p')ersonnaz