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Bertrand Blier

Bertrand Blier

Directing
1974 — 2010 · 14 films
Lived
14 March 1939 — d. 2025
From
Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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.

Acting
2009 · 1 film
Lived
14 March 1939 — d. 2025
From
Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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.

Career Signature

How Bertrand Blier’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

bittersweet
meandering drift
naturalistic performance
deadpan absurdity
wistful longing

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Marco FerreriMarco Ferreri13 filmsNathan SilverNathan Silver3 filmsIvan PasserIvan Passer5 filmsAlan RudolphAlan Rudolph14 filmsDenys ArcandDenys Arcand7 filmsCarlos ReichenbachCarlos Reichenbach6 filmsJohn CassavetesJohn Cassavetes11 filmsPaul VecchialiPaul Vecchiali4 films
Career Signature

How Bertrand Blier’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

ensemble mosaic
bohemian scene
documentary style
naturalistic performance
slice-of-life

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

The Clink of Ice

2010

How Much Do You Love Me?

2005

Actors

2000

My Man

1996

Thank You, Life

1991

Too Beautiful for You

1989

Ménage

1986

Our Story

1984

My Best Friend's Girl

1983

Beau Pere

1981

Buffet Froid

1979

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

1978

Femmes Fatales

1976

Going Places

1974

Filmography

All About Actresses

2009