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2017
Not Rated
Cohen Media Group
3 h 21 m

2017
Not Rated
Cohen Media Group
3 h 21 m

Summary Writer-director Bertrand Tavernier is truly one of the grand auteurs of the movies. His experience is vast, his knowledge is voluminous, his love is inexhaustible and his perspective is matched only by that of Martin Scorsese. This magnificent, epic documentary has been a lifetime in the making. Tavernier knows his native cinema inside a...

Documentary

Directed By: Bertrand Tavernier

Written By: Bertrand Tavernier

2017
Not Rated
Cohen Media Group
3 h 21 m

2017
Not Rated
Cohen Media Group
3 h 21 m

My Journey Through French Cinema

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

87

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

4.7

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Summary Writer-director Bertrand Tavernier is truly one of the grand auteurs of the movies. His experience is vast, his knowledge is voluminous, his love is inexhaustible and his perspective is matched only by that of Martin Scorsese. This magnificent, epic documentary has been a lifetime in the making. Tavernier knows his native cinema inside a...

Documentary

Directed By: Bertrand Tavernier

Written By: Bertrand Tavernier

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
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Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
17 Reviews

0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Jun 26, 2017

It would be a shame if the film were to be seen only by those already interested in French cinema. Anyone with an eye for grace, industry, resilience, rich shadows, and strong cigarettes should go along. Like the kid on that terrace in Lyon, you see the light.

By Anthony Lane FULL REVIEW

Jun 20, 2017

The key word in the title is My. Bertrand Tavernier’s three-hours-and-change film-essay is not a history lesson. It’s an invitation to take the seat next to a renowned director as he shares the movies that mean something to him.

By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW

Sep 6, 2017

A glorious late-summer pendant.

By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW

Christian Science Monitor

Jul 14, 2017

It’s a great introduction to French cinema for all those who have yet to make its acquaintance.

By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW

Jun 23, 2017

One of the biggest takeaways from "My Journey” and Tavernier’s enthusiasm for the confluence of image, performance, writing and sound is something hard to ignore the next time you see a contemporary film: the care of shot selection that previous generations deployed, and that barely exists in today’s sloppy, keep-filming-and-figure-it-out-later ethos.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

Jun 28, 2017

It’s worth the three hour investment in time only if you keep a notepad to jot down the hidden gems in France’s rich post-war film tradition.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Jun 19, 2017

Bertrand Tavernier's exquisite documentary consistently avoids mere hagiography by looking to the films themselves.

By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

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3 Ratings

17% Mixed
1 Rating

33% Negative
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User Reviews

User Score

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50% Positive
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17% Mixed
1 Rating

33% Negative
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Details

Production Company Little Bear, Gaumont, Pathé, Canal+, Ciné+, Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM), La Région Île-de-France, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)

Release Date Jun 23, 2017

Duration 3 h 21 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Documentary

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Awards

Lumiere Awards, France

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Cannes Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

César Awards, France

• 1 Nomination

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