Bertrand Blier died on Monday January 20 at the age of 85. The day after the announcement made to the media, the director’s son revealed the date and place of his funeral.
Sad news. On Monday January 20, 2025, Bertrand Blier died at the age of 85, surrounded by his loved ones. It was his entourage who was responsible for announcing the sad news to AFP. Since then, many personalities have decided to pay tribute to the memory of the major figure of French cinema. This is particularly the case of Jean-Marie Périer, very affected by his disappearance. But also from Emmanuel Macron. “The President of the Republic and his wife salute a giant of French cinema, who left his free and scathing mark on our national imagination for five decades“, we can read in a press release shared on the Élysée website.
Death of Bertrand Blier: when and where the funeral of the director of the Waltzes ?
Two days after the death of Bertrand Blier, his son Léonard (whom he had with actress Anouk Grinberg) broke the silence and revealed the date and place of his father’s funeral. Speaking to Agence France-Presse, he indicated that “the funeral of Bertrand Blier will take place on Wednesday January 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the Saint-Roch Church, in Paris, the traditional church of entertainment personalities, with its Artists’ Chaplaincy“. Then “The burial will take place in the Montmartre cemetery“.
-The channels are changing their programs to pay homage to him
To pay tribute to the director of the film The Valseuses (1974) and to highlight his impressive career, TV channels have modified their program schedules. On Sunday January 26, France 5 will broadcast Evening wear (1986) in the first part of the evening. “France Télévisions thus pays tribute to the filmmaker, daring director and genius screenwriter. Bertrand Biler leaves a legacy of a major work which left its mark on cinema“, as we can read in the channel’s press release. As for Arte, it is this same evening, but at 11:30 p.m., that it will offer to rediscover Buffet froid (1979) in which Bertrand Blier opposite Gérard Depardieu and Jean Carmet.
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