Why Bertrand Tavernier is not considered up there with the world's greatest filmmakers is a mystery to me. It must have something to do with the vagaries of distribution, the absence of hype, the obtuseness of reviewers and audiences, perhaps even of festival directors and museum curators.His oeuvre is varied and extensive, his scope prodigious and vision acute. Google him and you'll get at least some sense of his ac…
SOURCE: John Simon at 10:49PM on April 25, 2011