Bertrand Blier
French film director and writer (1939–2025)
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Bertrand Blier (French: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ blije]; 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.[1]
Bertrand Blier | |
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Blier in 1990 | |
| Born | 14 March 1939 |
| Died | 20 January 2025 (aged 85) Paris, France |
| Occupations | Film director, writer |
| Years active | 1959–2019 |
| Spouses |
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| Partner | Anouk Grinberg |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Bernard Blier (father) |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1979) for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation (1980) for Buffet froid |
Career
His 1996 film Mon Homme was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Personal life and death
Blier was born in Boulogne-Billancourt on 14 March 1939,[5] as the son of pianist Gisèle Brunet and actor Bernard Blier.[6] He never completed his bacalauréat.[7] With his former wife Françoise, to whom he was married for twenty years, he had a daughter named Béatrice.[8] He also had a son, Léonard, born 1993, with actress Anouk Grinberg.[9] He was married to actress Farida Rahouadj, with whom he had a daughter named Leila.[8]
Blier died at his residence in Paris, on 20 January 2025, at the age of 85.[10][11]
Filmography
Theatre
- 1997: Les Côtelettes
- 2010: Désolé pour la moquette...
Published works
- 1972: Les Valseuses (Eng. Going Places, 1974)
- 1979: Buffet Froid
- 1981: Beau-père
- 1997: Les Côtelettes
- 1998: Existe en blanc
- 2001: Pensées, répliques et anecdotes
- 2010: Désolé pour la moquette...
- 2022: Fragile des bronches
