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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 14, 1939
- January 20, 2025 (aged 85)
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- Writer, director and actor
- 20 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Bertrand Blier's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 7 · Wry 5 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 5 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 8
Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 7
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 7
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 9
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous10
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Bertrand Blier's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Bertrand Blier's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Jesus Rolls(2019)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Heavy Duty(2019)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Clink of Ice(2010)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
All About Actresses(2009)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
How Much Do You Love Me?(2005)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Les acteurs - Making of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Pédale dure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Chops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Les acteurs(2000)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
My Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Dead Tired(1994)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
One, Two, Three, Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Merci La Vie(1991)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Too Beautiful for You(1989)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Ménage(1986)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Our History(1984)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
My Best Friend's Girl(1983)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Stepfather(1981)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Buffet Froid(1979)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Femmes Fatales(1976)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Going Places(1974)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
If I Were a Spy(1967)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
La Grimace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Horror Castle(1963)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Hitler - Never Heard of Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Seventh Juror(1962)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Black Monocle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles from 1961 to 2021.
Biggest box office
How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)
Highest rated
Buffet Froid (1979)
Most popular right now
Stepfather (1981)
Film career
- 2009Screen debut· All About Actresses
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Bertrand Blier's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 20 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 61/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Bertrand Blier's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Bertrand Blier work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bertrand Blier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claudine Merlin shares the most, 10.
Writers
- Philippe DumarçayShared titles: The Jesus Rolls (2019), Femmes Fatales (1976), Going Places (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Philippe Dumarçay
Actors
- Gérard DepardieuShared titles: Heavy Duty (2019), How Much Do You Love Me? (2005), Les acteurs (2000), Merci La Vie (1991), Too Beautiful for You (1989), Ménage (1986), Buffet Froid (1979), Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978), Going Places (1974)See all 9 shared titles with Gérard Depardieu
- Albert DupontelShared titles: Cinéma par Albert Dupontel (2017), The Clink of Ice (2010), Les acteurs (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Albert Dupontel
- Josiane BalaskoShared titles: Les acteurs (2000), Dead Tired (1994), Too Beautiful for You (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Josiane Balasko
- Carole BouquetShared titles: Dead Tired (1994), Too Beautiful for You (1989), Buffet Froid (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Carole Bouquet
Cinematographers and editors
- Claudine MerlinShared titles: Les acteurs (2000), Merci La Vie (1991), Too Beautiful for You (1989), Ménage (1986), Our History (1984), My Best Friend's Girl (1983), Stepfather (1981), Buffet Froid (1979), Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978), Femmes Fatales (1976)See all 10 shared titles with Claudine Merlin
- Jean PenzerShared titles: Ménage (1986), Our History (1984), My Best Friend's Girl (1983), Buffet Froid (1979), Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)See all 5 shared titles with Jean Penzer
- Marion MonestierShared titles: Heavy Duty (2019), The Clink of Ice (2010), How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Marion Monestier
- François CatonnéShared titles: The Clink of Ice (2010), How Much Do You Love Me? (2005), Les acteurs (2000)See all 3 shared titles with François Catonné
Producers
- Alain SardeShared titles: Les acteurs (2000), Our History (1984), My Best Friend's Girl (1983), Stepfather (1981), Buffet Froid (1979)See all 5 shared titles with Alain Sarde
- Catherine Blier FlorinShared titles: Merci La Vie (1991), Too Beautiful for You (1989), Ménage (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Catherine Blier Florin
- Olivier DelboscShared titles: Heavy Duty (2019), How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Olivier Delbosc
- Christine GozlanShared titles: The Clink of Ice (2010), Les acteurs (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Christine Gozlan
