Bertrand Blier
Encyclopedia
Bertrand Blier is a French
screenwriter
and film director
.
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt
, France
. He is the son of Bernard Blier
.
A persuasive defence of Blier's work up until 2000 was written by Sue Harris, Queen Mary College, London and published in 2001 By Manchester University Press.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He is the son of Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas...
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A persuasive defence of Blier's work up until 2000 was written by Sue Harris, Queen Mary College, London and published in 2001 By Manchester University Press.
Filmography
As director (unless otherwise specified):- Hitler, connais pas (1963)
- La grimace (1966)
- Si j'étais un espion (1967)
- Laisse aller, c'est une valse (1971)
- Les ValseusesLes ValseusesGoing Places is a 1974 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Blier, adapted from a novel by Blier, and starring Miou-Miou, Gerard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere. The French title translates into English as "The Waltzers", a French vulgar term for the testicles. The film had a total of...
(1974) - CalmosCalmosCalmos is a 1976 French film directed by Bertrand Blier.-Plot:Two men, fortyish, worn out by their wives, abandon everything to go and live in the back of beyond. There they meet a truculent priest, a boozer, Émile who recalls them to life's simple pleasures. Calm, that's what they want...
(1976) - Préparez vos mouchoirs (1978)
- Buffet froidBuffet froidBuffet froid is a 1979 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, Bernard Blier and Jean Carmet. The film is a crime thriller but displays a high degree of black humour as contemporary urban life is depicted as alienating and having a dehumanizing...
(1979) - Beau-pèreBeau-pèreBeau-père is a 1981 French film directed by Bertrand Blier. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film had a total of 1,197,816 admissions in France...
(1981) - Debout les crabes, la mer monte! (1983) (story)
- La femme de mon poteMy Best Friend's Girl (1983 film)My Best Friend's Girl is a 1983 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Coluche as Micky* Isabelle Huppert as Viviane* Thierry Lhermitte as Pascal* François Perrot as The doctor* Daniel Colas as The flirt...
(1983) - Notre histoire (1984)
- Tenue de soirée (1986)
- Trop belle pour toiTrop belle pour toiToo Beautiful for You is a 1989 French comedy film-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard , a well established BMW car dealer in the South of France, is cheating on his beautiful wife with his ordinary looking temporary secretary .-Cast :* Gérard...
(1989) - Merci la vieMerci la vieMerci la vie is a 1991 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Editing....
(1991) - Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993)
- Grosse fatigueGrosse FatigueGrosse Fatigue is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Michel Blanc. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michel Blanc - Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier* Carole Bouquet - Carole Bouquet* Philippe Noiret - Philippe Noiret...
(1994) (story) - Mon hommeMon Homme (film)My Man is a 1996 French film directed by Bertrand Blier.-Cast and roles:* Anouk Grinberg - Marie Abarth* Gérard Lanvin - Jeannot* Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Sanguine* Olivier Martinez - Jean-François* Dominique Valadié - Gilberte...
(1996) - Les acteurs (2000)
- Les CôtelettesLes CôtelettesLes Côtelettes is a 2003 French drama film directed by Bertrand Blier. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Philippe Noiret as Léonce Grison* Michel Bouquet as Potier* Farida Rahouadj as Nacifa* Catherine Hiegel as Death...
(2003) (dialogue) (play) (scenario) - Combien tu m'aimes? (2005)
- The Clink of IceThe Clink of IceThe Clink of Ice is a 2010 French black comedy film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. The plot centers around Charles , an alcoholic writer who is confronted by an incarnation of his own cancer...
(Le bruit des glaçons) (2010)