Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is 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 is the son of famous French actor
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor.
He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.
Life and career
His rotund features and ...
. His 1996 film ''
Mon Homme'' was entered into the
46th Berlin International Film Festival
The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-American film ''Sense and Sensibility'' directed by Ang Lee. The retrospective dedicated to American film director, p ...
.
His 2005 film ''
How Much Do You Love Me?
''How Much Do You Love Me?'' (french: Combien tu m'aimes ?) is a 2005 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It was released on 26 October 2005 in France and Belgium, and had a limited United States release on 18 Marc ...
'' was entered into the
28th Moscow International Film Festival
The 28th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 2 July 2006. The Golden George was awarded to the Swedish film '' About Sara'' directed by Othman Karim.
Jury
* Andrzej Żuławski (Poland – Head of the Jury)
* Alexei Uchi ...
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.
Personal life
With his former wife Françoise, to whom he was married for twenty years, he has a daughter named Béatrice.
He also has a son, Léonard, born 1993, with actress
Anouk Grinberg
Anouk Grinberg (born 20 March 1963) is a French actress. She is the daughter of Michel Vinaver, born Michel Grinberg, a French writer and dramatist, and the great-granddaughter of the pre-1917 Russian politician Maxim Vinaver.
She has appeared ...
.
He is married to actress Farida Rahouadj, with whom he has a daughter named Leila.
Filmography
Theatre
* 1997: ''Les Côtelettes''
* 2010: ''Désolé pour la moquette...''
Published works
* 1972: ''Les Valseuses''
* 1979: ''Buffet Froid''
* 1981: ''
Beau-père
''Beau Pere'' (french: Beau-père), also known as ''Stepfather'', is a 1981 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Blier, based on his novel of the same name. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse and Maurice Ronet and is about a 30-year-o ...
''
* 1997: ''Les Côtelettes''
* 1998: ''Existe en blanc''
* 2001: ''Pensées, répliques et anecdotes''
* 2010: ''Désolé pour la moquette...''
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
French film directors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners
Best Director César Award winners
People from Boulogne-Billancourt