A giant of French cinema passed away on Tuesday January 21, 2025. Bertrand Blier is dead at the age of 85. The director leaves behind masterpieces like The Valseuses, Buffet froid or even Evening wear. Throughout his career, he never hid his love of raw scenes and black humor. These were his trademarks. In 1996, in the columns of Paris MatchBertrand Blier was notably questioned about his way of filming love scenes in his films. “We fuck a lot in the cinema. But everything keeps a frozen Playboy side“, he initially declared before adding: “I don’t like being told love stories where people pretend. I like the rawness of the look. When you make a film, you have to get to the bottom of your subject“.
Bertrand Blier: “The acting profession should not be comfortable”
At that time, he used to filming his partner at the time, Anouk Grinberg, having sex. “Are you going to accuse me of voyeurism? I’m used to it. This is a false problem. I always loved undressing women in the cinema. But I recognize that filming love scenes with your wife is unhealthy“, he still admitted. Despite everything, he took responsibility for his choices of production. “We are not here for sightseeing. Acting doesn’t have to be comfortable. A great actor must have neither taboos nor limits“, (…)
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