Bertrand Blier
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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 married for twenty years, he had a daughter named Béatrice. He also had a son, Léonard, born 1993, with actress Anouk Grinberg. He was married to actress Farida Rahouadj, with whom he has a daughter named Leila. Source: Article "Bertrand Blier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Birthday: March 14, 1939
Deathday: January 20, 2025
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Gender: Male
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All About Actresses
Overview: A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgotten ones... Filming everything, with or without their consent, the director gets caught up in the game and lets herself be devoured by these women, who are as fragile as they are manipulative.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-01-28
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Bertrand Blier, Maverick Filmmaker
Overview: " Me, against women? Yes, right up against them! " - Sacha Guitry Everyone in France knows the films of Bertrand Blier. From "Les Valseuses" (Getting it Up) to "Merci La Vie" (Thank You, Life), his work has become part of French cultural heritage. Every French adult can recall a scene or a line of dialogue from one of his films. But what about the man himself? Who exactly is behind the singular, sometimes unsettling work, which is often intentionally truculent or downright provocative?
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-12-31
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Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-02-26
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Marcello…
Overview: A documentary about Marcello Mastroianni.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-03-08
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A City Runs Through the Festival
Overview: A City Runs Through the Festival is an anatomy of the Festival through the eyes of its own audience.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2007-04-11
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Belmondo, itinéraire...
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-05-18
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L'Âge d'or de la pub
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-06-02
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Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-06-04
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A Look Through His Lens
Overview: Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and Glory, A River Runs Through It, Dangerous Liaisons, Interview with the Vampire and many more in this cineaste's delight.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-06
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Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
Overview: The actress Lola Dewaere recounts the film career and traumatic life of celebrated actor Patrick Dewaere, the father she never knew, under the watchful eye of director Alexandre Moix.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-05-17
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E. M. Cioran. Sa vie. Son oeuvre
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1999-04-14
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The Clouzot Scandal
Overview: Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-10-17
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Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-10-18
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Actors
Overview: Les Acteurs is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water, the story of a conspiracy against actors, the story of aging actors whose careers are slowly less active than they used to be, but a stunning tribute to French actors and their cinema.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2000-04-05
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Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Overview: An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-04-02
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Il était une fois... « Les Tontons flingueurs »
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-05-13
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