FILM DIRECTOR

Bertrand Blier

1939 - Today

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Bertrand Blier (French: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ blije]; 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. He is the son of French actor Bernard Blier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bertrand Blier has received more than 209,165 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Bertrand Blier is the 442nd most popular film director (down from 412th in 2019), the 2,495th most popular biography from France (down from 2,309th in 2019) and the 64th most popular French Film Director.

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  • 31

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  • 2.29

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  • 4.37

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bertrand Blier ranks 442 out of 2,041. Before him are Yuri Norstein, Ariane Mnouchkine, Arthur Hiller, Thomas Vinterberg, Jacques Tourneur, and Louis Feuillade. After him are René Laloux, Don Bluth, William A. Wellman, Václav Vorlíček, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Anton Corbijn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Bertrand Blier ranks 151. Before him are Maria Bueno, Grace Slick, Rosie Reyes, Leo Brouwer, Ariane Mnouchkine, and John Howard. After him are Janusz Gajos, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Vladimir Menshov, Jason Miller, Ali Farka Touré, and Ignacio Zoco.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bertrand Blier ranks 2,495 out of 6,770. Before him are Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773), Louis Feuillade (1873), Guibert of Nogent (1055), Maurice de Sully (1110), Pierre Clastres (1934), and Richard Bohringer (1942). After him are Georges Leclanché (1836), Magnus Felix Ennodius (473), Louis de Beaufront (1855), Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779), Thomas, Count of Flanders (1199), and Adolphe Marbot (1781).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Bertrand Blier ranks 64. Before him are Édouard Molinaro (1928), Jean Eustache (1938), Maurice Pialat (1925), Ariane Mnouchkine (1939), Jacques Tourneur (1904), and Louis Feuillade (1873). After him are René Laloux (1929), Philippe Garrel (1948), Yves Allégret (1907), Gérard Oury (1919), Jacques Deray (1929), and Nadine Trintignant (1934).

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Filmography

Going Places
Director
Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeoisie holds dear, whether it’s cars, peace of mind, or daughters. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor. She’s on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure.
Mar 20o 19746.8 / 10
Buffet Froid
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An absurd black comedy that cunningly reverses the conventions of the crime thriller to comment on the alienating and dehumanizing effects of contemporary urban life. Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory of committing the crimes. His confusion lead him to confess to his neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu. Alphonse and Morvandieu become the axis around which murders occur.
Dec 19o 19797.1 / 10
The Clink of Ice
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An alcoholic writer is visited by an incarnation of his cancer.
Aug 25o 20105.892 / 10