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Bertrand Blier

French film director (1939–2025)

2.48body-of-work score · ranked #434 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
March 14, 1939 · Boulogne-Billancourt
Died
January 20, 2025 · 9th arrondissement of Paris
Nationality
France
Work
film director, screenwriter, writer, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Bertrand Blier
Gorup de Besanez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Too Beautiful for YouTrop belle pour toiMust-See #500

    1989 · France · comedy, drama

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1989 · César Best Film winner 1990 · Siskel's annual top 10 1990 #5

    1.693 citations
  2. 2
    Beau-père

    1981 · France · comedy, drama, romance

    Sarris's annual top 10 1981 #2

    0.321 citation
  3. 3
    Get Out Your HandkerchiefsPréparez vos mouchoirs

    1978 · France · comedy, romance, drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation
  4. 4
    My ManMon homme

    1996 · France · drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 1997 #8

    0.161 citation
  5. 5
    My Best Friend's GirlLa Femme de mon pote

    1983 · France · comedy

    Sarris's annual top 10 1984 #9

    0.151 citation

Complete filmography

All 21 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.