Funeral of Bertrand Blier: his dazed widow, his daughters physically supported for the farewell to the director

Passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 20, 2025 at the age of 85, the famous filmmaker Bertrand Blier saw his funeral take place at the Saint-Roch church in Paris on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. His loved ones had all gathered there to pay him a final tribute.

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• Bertrand Blier, famous French director, died on January 20, 2025 at the age of 85 in Paris, surrounded by his family.
• The funeral took place on January 29, 2025 at the Saint-Roch Church in Paris, bringing together his loved ones for a final tribute.
• Discover the personal and professional life of Bertrand Blier, a man with a “complicated, vibrant, modern” career.

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An illustrious representative of French cinema breathed his last on the evening of Monday, January 20, 2025. On that day, the famous director Bertrand Blier died at the age of 85. The filmmaker died “peacefully at home in Paris, surrounded by his wife and children“. As revealed his son Léonard Blier à l'AFP.

As a reminder, Bertrand Blier éwas the son of actor Bernard Blier. During his career as a director, he directed many feature films. Among these, we can notably cite Les Valseuses.Who had allowed Gérard Depardieu to reveal himself to the general public in 1974. Subsequently, the filmmaker had notably won the Oscar for best foreign film in 1979 for Prepare your handkerchiefs.

Bertrand Blier's funeral: his relatives paid their respects one last time his memory

Bertrand Blier's funeral took place at the Saint-Roch church in Paris on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Of course, his loved ones all gathered there to pay him a final tribute. The photographers present to cover the ceremony were able to see the deceased's widow, Farida Rahouadji. But also his daughter Leïla.

During his life, Bertrand Blier was the father of three children, all born to a different mother. At only 20 years old, the director married for the first time to a woman named Françoise. A few years later, he married for the second time Catherine Florin. The latter was the mother of his first child. A little girl named Béatrice, who was also present at his funeral.

Before his death, the filmmaker had recognized having had “a complicated, fragmented, modern life”

Bertrand Blier also dated the actress Anouk Grinberg, 24 years his junior. Together, they gave birth to a boy named Léonard in 1993. Finally, it was with the actress Farida Rahouad that the director became a father for the third time to a second daughter named Leila.

During an interview given to VSD, Bertrand Blier had spoken of his eventful love life. In particular, acknowledging having “started very early“ à dating women. “I have hardly ever been single, but I have never been a collector. And I got divorced like everyone else. I have a complicated, fragmented, modern life“, the director also emphasized.