Bertrand Blier | |
Birth Date: | 14 March 1939[1] |
Birth Place: | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
Parents: | Bernard Blier (father) |
Occupation: | Film director, writer |
Years Active: | 1959–present |
Spouse: |
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Children: | 3 |
Partner: | Anouk Grinberg (separated, 1 son) |
Awards: | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1979) for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs César Award for Best Writing (1980) for Buffet froid |
Bertrand Blier (pronounced as /fr/; 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]
With his former wife Françoise, to whom he was married for twenty years, he has a daughter named Béatrice.[7] He also has a son, Léonard, born 1993, with actress Anouk Grinberg.[8] He is married to actress Farida Rahouadj, with whom he has a daughter named Leila.[7]
See main article: article and Bertrand Blier filmography.