Bertrand Tavernier, one of the great masters of European cinema, dies

Bertrand Tavernier,

one of the most eminent directors of French cinema, died this Thursday at the age of 79 in Saint-Maxime, in Provence, as announced by the Lumière Institute, which he directed.

"Together with his wife Sarah, their children Nils and Tifanny and their grandchildren, the Lumière Institute (...) communicates with sadness and pain the disappearance today of Bertrand Tavernier", the institution has indicated on Twitter.

Tavernier leaves about

that have been recognized internationally with awards such as four César awards, the BAFTA in 1990 for "Life and nothing else", as well as awards from the Venice, Berlin and San Sebastian festivals.

He was also honored in 1984 at the

in the category of best director, for "A Sunday in the Country".

The newspaper

, with which he collaborated since 2000, advanced the news of his death without specifying the reason for the death, and praised his career, his generosity and his taste for cuisine and literature.

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