Colo Tavernier O'Hagan (30 July 1942 – 12 June 2020) was a British-French screenwriter.

Early life

Claudine Elizabeth O'Hagan was born in

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, to an Irish father and a French-Spanish mother.

Career

Tavernier O'Hagan is best known for collaborations with her former husband, director Bertrand Tavernier, writing screenplays for his movies ''

A Week's Vacation ''A Week's Vacation'' () is a 1980 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis 31 year old Laurence has reached a breaking point as a public school teacher in Lyon and at a cros ...

'' (1980), ''

A Sunday in the Country ''A Sunday in the Country'' ( French: ''Un Dimanche à la Campagne'') is a 1984 French drama film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Bertrand Tavernier, based on Pierre Bost's 1945 novel ''Monsieur Ladmiral va bientôt mourir''. The film ...

'' (1984), which earned her the

César Award for Best Adaptation The César Award for Best Adaptation () is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985, and then awarded again in 2006, when the original category (César Award for Best Original ...

, '' Beatrice'' (1987), '' Daddy Nostalgie'' (1990) and '' The Bait'' (1995). With

Claude Chabrol Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues an ...

, she also co-wrote the screenplay for '' Story of Women'' (1988). In 2013, she published a book, ''Les Maux Des Mots''.

Personal life

Tavernier O'Hagan was married to director

Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (; 25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, ...

from 1965 to 1981. They had two children, Nils and Tiffany.

Death

Colo Tavernier O'Hagan died of cancer on 12 June 2020, at the age of 77.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1942 births 2020 deaths British women screenwriters César Award winners French screenwriters French women screenwriters Writers from Guildford {{UK-film-bio-stub