Bertrand Blier

Bertrand Blier

Born: March 14, 1939
in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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. 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 has a daughter named Béatrice. He also has a son, Léonard, born 1993, with actress Anouk Grinberg. He is married to actress Farida Rahouadj, with whom he has a daughter named Leila.

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Movies for Bertrand Blier...

L'Âge d'or de la pub
Title: L'Âge d'or de la pub
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 2, 2023
Type: Movie
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Marcello…
Title: Marcello…
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 2022
Type: Movie
A documentary about Marcello Mastroianni.
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Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70
Title: Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70
Character: Self - director
Released: February 26, 2022
Type: Movie
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Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Title: Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: April 2, 2018
Type: Movie
An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.
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Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
Title: Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
Character: Self
Released: October 18, 2017
Type: Movie
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The Clouzot Scandal
Title: The Clouzot Scandal
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2017
Type: Movie
Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.
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Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
Title: Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
Character: Self
Released: June 4, 2015
Type: Movie
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Belmondo, itinéraire...
Title: Belmondo, itinéraire...
Character: Self
Released: May 18, 2011
Type: Movie
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Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs
Title: Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2010
Type: Movie
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All About Actresses
Title: All About Actresses
Character: Bertrand Blier
Released: January 28, 2009
Type: Movie
While shooting a documentary about all kinds of actresses, the director falls for one of them.
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Bertrand Blier, Maverick Filmmaker
Title: Bertrand Blier, Maverick Filmmaker
Character: Self (archive)
Released: December 31, 2008
Type: Movie
" Me, against women? Yes, right up against them! " - Sacha Guitry Everyone in France knows the films of Bertrand Blier. From "Les Valseuses" (Getting it Up) to "Merci La Vie" (Thank You, Life), his work has become part of French cultural heritage. Every French adult can recall a scene or a line of dialogue from one of his films. But what about the man himself? Who exactly is behind the singular, sometimes unsettling work, which is often intentionally truculent or downright provocative?
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A City Runs Through the Festival
Title: A City Runs Through the Festival
Character: Self
Released: April 11, 2007
Type: Movie
A City Runs Through the Festival is an anatomy of the Festival through the eyes of its own audience.
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Actors
Title: Actors
Character: Self
Released: April 5, 2000
Type: Movie
Les Acteurs is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water, the story of a conspiracy against actors, the story of aging actors whose careers are slowly less active than they used to be, but a stunning tribute to French actors and their cinema.
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E. M. Cioran. Sa vie. Son oeuvre
Title: E. M. Cioran. Sa vie. Son oeuvre
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 1999
Type: Movie
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1975
Type: TV
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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Title: Cinépanorama
Character: Self
Released: February 4, 1956
Type: TV
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A Look Through His Lens
Title: A Look Through His Lens
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and Glory, A River Runs Through It, Dangerous Liaisons, Interview with the Vampire and many more in this cineaste's delight.