was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver George for Best Director.

[3] 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.

[7]With his former wife Françoise, to whom he was married for twenty years, he had a daughter named Béatrice.

[8] He also had a son, Léonard, born 1993, with actress Anouk Grinberg.

[9] He was married to actress Farida Rahouadj, with whom he had a daughter named Leila.