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]
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Bertrand Blier in 2011 | |
| Born | (1939-03-14) 14 March 1939 (age 83)[1] Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Occupation | Film director, writer |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse(s) | Françoise (divorced, 1 daughter) Farida Rahouadj (current, 1 daughter) |
| Partner(s) | Anouk Grinberg (separated, 1 son) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Bernard Blier (father) |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1979) for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs César Award for Best Writing (1980) for Buffet froid |
He is the son of famous French actor Bernard Blier. His 1996 film Mon Homme was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
With his former wife Françoise, to whom he was married for twenty years, he has a daughter named Béatrice.[6] He also has a son, Léonard, born 1993, with actress Anouk Grinberg.[7] He is married to actress Farida Rahouadj, with whom he has a daughter named Leila.[6]
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