Bertrand Blier Explained

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:
  • Françoise (divorced, 1 daughter)
  • Farida Rahouadj (current, 1 daughter)
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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

See main article: article and Bertrand Blier filmography.

Theatre

Published works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shrimpton . Leanda . International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Directors . 1997 . St. James Press . 978-1-55862-301-9 . 89 . 12 April 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners . 2013-06-07 . oscars.org.
  3. Book: 501 Movie Directors. Steven Jay. Schneider. Cassell Illustrated. London. 2007. 416. 9781844035731. 1347156402.
  4. Web site: Berlinale: 1996 Programme . 2012-01-01 . berlinale.de.
  5. Web site: 28th Moscow International Film Festival (2006) . 2013-04-21 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130421051006/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2006 . 2013-04-21 .
  6. Bertrand Blier - In the series French Film Directors.
  7. Web site: Bertrand Blier . . 2016-04-10 . 2016-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420142310/http://www.vsd.fr/actualite/bertrand-blier-2109 . dead .
  8. Web site: Un Deux Trois, Anouk Grinberg! . Le Soir.