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Controversial French director Bertrand Blier dies at age 85
Film-maker known for provocative works Les Valseuses and Tenue de Soirée died at home in Paris on Monday
Bertrand Blier, the French film director with a long history of provocative offerings including Les Valseuses (Going Places), Tenue de Soirée (Evening Dress) and Trop Belle Pour Toi (Too Beautiful for You), has died aged 85. Blier’s most consequential success, however, is most probably his 1989 release Trop Belle Pour Toi, which won the second prize at the Cannes film festival and five César awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars. While he remained a festival fixture in subsequent decades with titles such as Mon Homme (My Man) in 1996, Les Acteurs (Actors) in 2000 and Le Bruit des Glaçons (The Clink of Ice) in 2010, none had anything like the impact of his earlier work.
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