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Radio 3,08 May 2021,25 mins

Bertrand Tavernier

Sound of Cinema

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Matthew Sweet looks back on the music for the films of the great French director Bertrand Tavernier, who died earlier this year, including Herbie Hancock's Oscar winning score for the film 'Round Midnight'. The programme includes music by some of France's greatest film composers including Antoine Duhamel and Philippe Sarde and music from revered films such as 'Quai d'Orsay'; 'A Sunday in the Country', 'The Clockmaker', 'Laissez-Passer', 'Death Watch', 'La fille de d'Artagnan', 'La Princesse de Montpensier'.'Coup de Torchon', 'L.627' and 'Daddy Nostalgie'. Matthew is joined by the French film critic Murial Zagha.

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