Bertrand Blier
Date of birth: 1939-03-14
Place of birth: Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Known for: Directing
Also known as:
Biography
Bertrand Blier (14 March 1939 – 20 January 2025) was a French film director and writer. His 1978 film Get Out Your Handkerchiefs won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He was the son of famous French actor Bernard Blier. His 1996 film Mon Homme was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. His 2005 film How Much Do You Love Me? was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver George for Best Director. A defence of Blier's work until 2000 was written by Sue Harris, Queen Mary College, London and published in 2001 by Manchester University Press. With his former wife Françoise, to whom he was married for twenty years, he had a daughter named Béatrice. He also had a son, Léonard, born 1993, with actress Anouk Grinberg. He was married to actress Farida Rahouadj, with whom he has a daughter named Leila. Source: Article "Bertrand Blier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movie Credits
All About Actresses
2009-01-28
A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown
Bertrand Blier, Maverick Filmmaker
2008-12-31
Everyone in France knows the films of Bertrand Blier. From "Les Valseuses" (Getting it Up) to "Merci
Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70
2022-02-26
Marcello…
2022-03-08
A documentary about Marcello Mastroianni.
A City Runs Through the Festival
2007-04-11
A City Runs Through the Festival is an anatomy of the Festival through the eyes of its own audience.
Belmondo, itinéraire...
2011-05-18
Documentary on the career of Jean-Paul Belmondo.
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023-06-02
55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
2015-06-04
A Look Through His Lens
2024-01-06
Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insight
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
2022-05-17
The actress Lola Dewaere recounts the film career and traumatic life of celebrated actor Patrick Dew
E. M. Cioran. Sa vie. Son oeuvre
1999-04-14
The Clouzot Scandal
2017-10-17
Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977),
Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
2017-10-18
Actors
2000-04-05
Les Acteurs is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water,
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018-04-02
An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of
Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs
2010-05-13
Les acteurs - Making of
2004-10-21