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Bertrand Blier Biography (1939-)

Surname is pronounced "Blee-ay;" born March 11, 1939 (some sources sayMarch 14, 1939), in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France; son of Bernard(an actor) and Gisele (Brunet) Blier; married second wife, Catherine Florin,1973; children: (second marriage) Beatrice.

Nationality

French

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, writer

Birth Details

March 11, 1939

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
• Hitler? Connais pas! (documentary; also known as Hitler? Don't Know Him), 1963
• La grimace (short film), 1966
• Si j'etais un espion (also known as Breakdown and IfI Were a Spy), 1967
• Les valseuses (also known as Getting It Up, Going Places, and Making It), Societe Nouvelle Prodis/Almi Cinema V, 1973
• Calmos (also known as Cool, Calm, and Collected and Femmes Fatales), New Line Cinema, 1976
• (And producer, with Georges Dancigers and Alexandre Mnouchkine) Preparez Vos mouchoirs (also known as Get Out Your Handkerchiefs and Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready), New Line Cinema, 1978
• Buffet froid (also known as Cold Cuts), Interama/Gala FilmDistributors, 1979
• Beau-Pere (also known as Stepfather), Parafrance/New Line Cinema, 1981
• La femme de mon pote (also known as My Best Friend's Girl), European International/Cannon Releasing, 1984
• Notre histoire (also known as Our History, Our Story, and Separate Rooms), AMLF/Spectrafilm, 1984
• Menage (also known as Evening Dress and Tenue de Soiree), Norstar/Cinecom International, 1986
• (And producer) Trop belle pour toi (also known as Too Beautifulfor You), AMLF, 1989 , released in the United States by Orion Classics,1990
• Merci, la vie (also known as Thanks for Life and Thank You, Life), Cine Valse, 1991
• Un deux trois soleil (also known as 1, 2, 3 Sun), 1993
• Mon homme (also known as My Man), Artificial Eye, 1996
• Les acteurs (also known as Actors), Bac Films, 1999
• Film Appearances
• Barrister, The Stranger, 1967
• Priest, Calmos (also known as Cool, Calm, and Collected andFemmes Fatales), New Line Cinema, 1976
• Himself, Patrick Dewaere, 1992
• Himself, Les acteurs (also known as Actors), Bac Films, 1999
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Hitler? Connais pas! (documentary; also known as Hitler? Don't Know Him), 1963
• La grimace (short film), 1966
• (Coauthor) Si j'etais un espion (also known as Breakdown and If I Were a Spy), 1967
• (With Georges Lautner) Laisse aller, c'est une valse (also known as Take It Easy, It's a Waltz), Gaumont International, 1970
• (With Philippe Dumarcay) Les valseuses (also known as Getting It Up, Going Places, and Making It; based on his novel), Societe Nouvelle Prodis/Almi Cinema V, 1973
• (With Dumarcay) Calmos (also known as Cool, Calm, and Collected and Femmes Fatales), New Line Cinema, 1976
• Preparez vos mouchoirs (also known as Get Out Your Handkerchiefs and Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready), New Line Cinema, 1978
• Buffet froid (also known as Cold Cuts), Interama/Gala FilmDistributors, 1979
• Beau-Pere (also known as Stepfather; based on his novel), Parafrance/New Line Cinema, 1981
• (With Gerard Brach) La femme de mon pote (also known as My BestFriend's Girl), European International/Cannon Releasing, 1984
• Notre histoire (also known as Our History, Our Story, and Separate Rooms), AMLF/Spectrafilm, 1984
• Menage (also known as Evening Dress and Tenue de soiree), Norstar/Cinecom International, 1986
• Trop belle pour toi (also known as Too Beautiful for You),AMLF, 1989 , released in the United States by Orion Classics, 1990
• Merci, la vie (also known as Thanks for Life and Thank You, Life), Cine Valse, 1991
• Un deux trois soleil (also known as 1, 2, 3 Soleil), 1993
• Mon homme (also known as My Man), Artificial Eye, 1996
• Les acteurs (also known as Actors), Bac Films, 1999
• Novels
• Les valseuses, 1972 , translation by Patty Southgate published asGoing Places, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1974
• Beau-Pere, Laffont, 1981

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The film Debout les crabes, la mer monte, June 14, 2000 releasedin 1983, is based on a story by Blier.

OTHER SOURCES

Other:

• Contemporary Authors Online, http://www.galenet.com, .