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French film director (1939–2025)

Film & TV

Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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…

Known for

  • A Look Through His Lens — Self2024
  • L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Feet in the Mayonnaise: The Irreverent Ones of the 70s — Self - director (archive footage)2022
  • Marcello… — Self2022
  • Patrick Dewaere, My Hero — Self - director2022
  • Morceaux de Cannes2021
  • Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2018
  • The Clouzot Scandal — Self2017
  • Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel — Self2017
  • Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté — Self2015

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Key facts

Born
( 1939-03-14 ) 14 March 1939, Boulogne-Billancourt , France
Died
20 January 2025 (2025-01-20) (aged 85), Paris , France
Occupations
Film director, writer
Years active
1959–2019
Spouses
Françoise (divorced) Catherine Florin (divorced) Farida Rahouadj
Partner
Anouk Grinberg
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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bertrand
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Boulogne-Billancourt
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Notable work
Buffet froid
Field of work
cinematography
Image
Blier.jpg
Height
1.79
Number of children
3
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name in native language
Bertrand Blier
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Commons category
Bertrand Blier
date of birth
1939-03-14
start of work period
1963-00-00
date of death
2025-01-20
different from
Bernard Blier
end of work period
2022-00-00
place of burial
Montmartre Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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