Bertrand Blier

Bertrand Blier
Bertrand Blier in 2011
Born (1939-03-14) 14 March 1939 (age 85)[1]
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Occupation(s)Film director, writer
Years active1959–present
Spouses
  • Françoise (divorced, 1 daughter)
  • Farida Rahouadj (current, 1 daughter)
Partner(s)Anouk Grinberg
(separated, 1 son)
Children3
Parent(s)Bernard Blier
(father)
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1979)
for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
César Award for Best Writing (1980)
for Buffet froid

Bertrand Blier (French: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ blje]; 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.[2]

He is the son of French actor Bernard Blier.[3] His 1996 film Mon Homme was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

  1. ^ Shrimpton, Leanda, ed. (1997). International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Directors. St. James Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-55862-301-9. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  3. ^ Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2007). 501 Movie Directors. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 416. ISBN 9781844035731. OCLC 1347156402.
  4. ^ "Berlinale: 1996 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  5. ^ "28th Moscow International Film Festival (2006)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  6. ^ Bertrand Blier - In the series French Film Directors. ISBN 0-7190-5297-1