Bertrand Blier
Known for
Directing
Born
March 14, 1939
Birthplace
Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Died
January 20, 2025 (aged 85)
Biography
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 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 marrie...
Best known work
Going Places
1974
Buffet Froid
1979
The Clink of Ice
2010
Ménage
1986
How Much Do You Love Me?
2005
The Jesus Rolls
2019
Beau Pere
1981
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
1978
Femmes Fatales
1976
Dead Tired
1994Filmography
2024
A Look Through His Lensas Self
2023
L'Âge d'or de la pubas Self (archive footage)
2022
Patrick Dewaere, My Heroas Self - director
2022
Marcello…as Self
2022
Feet in the Mayonnaise: The Irreverent Ones of the 70sas Self - director (archive footage)
2021
2019
The Jesus RollsStory, Characters
2019
Wide LoadDirector, Adaptation, Writer
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spiritas Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Cinéma… par Albert Dupontelas Self
2017
The Clouzot Scandalas Self
2015
2011
Belmondo, itinéraire...as Self
2010
The Clink of IceWriter, Director
2010
2009
All About Actressesas Bertrand Blier
2008
Bertrand Blier, Maverick Filmmakeras Self (archive)
2007
2005
How Much Do You Love Me?Screenplay, Director
2004
Les acteurs - Making ofas Lui-même
2004
Pédale dureScreenplay
2003
The ChopsTheatre Play, Screenplay, Director
2000
Actorsas Bertrand Blier (uncredited), Screenplay, Director
1999
1998