Bertrand Blier
Director
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.
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Filmography
All About Actresses
as Bertrand Blier 2009
Actors
as Bertrand Blier (uncredited) 2000
Belmondo, itinéraire...
as Self 2011
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
as Self - director 2022
The Clouzot Scandal
as Self 2017
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage) 2023
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2018
E. M. Cioran. Sa vie. Son oeuvre
as Self 1999
A City Runs Through the Festival
as Self 2007
Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs
as Self 2010
Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70
as Self - director (archive footage) 2022
Bertrand Blier, Maverick Filmmaker
as Self (archive) 2008
Marcello…
as Self 2022
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
as Self 2015
A Look Through His Lens
as Self 2024
Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
as Self 2017