Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier dies aged 79

Director Bertrand Tavernier poses with his Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievements (Andrew Medichini/AP)

French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such A Sunday In The Country, Captain Conan and The Judge And The Assassin,” has died aged 79, according to his family.

Tavernier’s wife and children said on Thursday that he died in Sainte-Maxime, located in France’s southerly Var region.