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Claire Denis

Claire Denis

Director · Born April 21, 1946 · Paris, France

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Claire Denis (/dəˈniː/; French: [dəni]; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film Beau Travail (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Her work has dealt with themes of colonial and post-colonial West Africa, as well as issues in modern France, and continues to influence European cinematic identity. Other acclaimed works include Trouble Every Day (2001), 35 Shots of Rum (2008), White Material (2009), High Life (2018) and Both Sides of the Blade (2022), the last of which won her the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. For Stars at Noon (2022), Denis won the Grand Prix at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, sharing the award with Lukas Dhont's Close. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claire Denis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed 58

2010s

  1. 2018

    High Life

    Director

    67
  2. 2017

    Let the Sunshine In

    Director

    68
  3. 2015

    The Breidjing Camp

    Director

  4. 2014

    Voilà l'enchaînement

    Director

  5. 2013

    Venice 70: Future Reloaded

    Director

    56

  6. Bastards

    Director

  7. 2011

    A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011

    Director

  8. 2010

    On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!

    Co-Director

  9. White Material

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    35 Shots of Rum

    Director

  2. 2005

    The Intruder

    Director

  3. Towards Mathilde

    Director

  4. 2002

    Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

    Director

  5. Friday Night

    Director

    69

  6. Vers Nancy

    Director

  7. 2001

    Trouble Every Day

    Director

    55
  8. 2000

    Beau Travail

    Director

    79

1990s

  1. 1997

    We, France's Undocumented Immigrants

    Co-Director

  2. Nenette and Boni

    Director

  3. 1995

    Concerning Nice

    Director

  4. Nice, Very Nice

    Director

  5. Duo

    Director

  6. U.S. Go Home

    Director

  7. 1994

    All the Boys and Girls of Their Time

    Director

  8. I Can't Sleep

    Director

  9. Boom-Boom

    Director

  10. 1993

    Figaro Story

    Director

  11. 1991

    Lest We Forget

    Director

  12. Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan)

    Director

  13. Keep It for Yourself

    Director

  14. 1990

    No Fear, No Die

    Director

  15. Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Man No Run

    Director

  2. Cinéma, de notre temps

    Director

  3. 1988

    Chocolat

    Director

  4. 1987

    Wings of Desire

    First Assistant Director

    82
  5. 1986

    Down by Law

    Assistant Director

    78
  6. 1984

    Paris, Texas

    Assistant Director

    84

  7. To Catch a King

    First Assistant Director

  8. 1983

    Hanna K.

    First Assistant Director

  9. The Bastard

    First Assistant Director

  10. 1982

    The Passerby

    First Assistant Director

  11. 1981

    We're Not Angels... Neither Are They

    Assistant Director

  12. 1980

    Heads or Tails

    Assistant Director

  13. The Imprint of Giants

    Assistant Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Zoo zéro

    First Assistant Director

  2. Return to the Beloved

    Assistant Director

  3. Mais où et donc Ornicar

    First Assistant Director

  4. 1976

    Surreal Estate

    First Assistant Director

  5. 1975

    The Old Gun

    Assistant Director

    75

  6. The Golden Mass

    Second Assistant Director

  7. 1974

    The Secret

    Second Assistant Director

  8. Sweet Movie

    Second Assistant Director

    54

1960s

  1. 1969

    May 15th

    Director

Wrote 26

2010s

  1. 2018

    High Life

    Screenplay

    67
  2. 2017

    Let the Sunshine In

    Screenplay

    68
  3. 2015

    The Breidjing Camp

    Writer

  4. 2013

    Bastards

    Screenplay

  5. 2010

    White Material

    Screenplay

2000s

  1. 2009

    35 Shots of Rum

    Writer

  2. 2005

    The Intruder

    Writer

  3. 2002

    Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

    Screenplay

  4. Friday Night

    Screenplay

    69

  5. Vers Nancy

    Writer

  6. 2001

    Trouble Every Day

    Writer

    55
  7. 2000

    Beau Travail

    Screenplay

    79

1990s

  1. 1999

    The City

    Writer

  2. 1997

    Nenette and Boni

    Writer

  3. 1995

    U.S. Go Home

    Writer

  4. 1994

    All the Boys and Girls of Their Time

    Writer

  5. I Can't Sleep

    Screenplay

  6. 1993

    Figaro Story

    Story

  7. 1991

    Keep It for Yourself

    Story

  8. 1990

    No Fear, No Die

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1988

    Chocolat

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    May 15th

    Writer

Acted in 6

1990s

  1. 1999

    Venus Beauty Institute

    La cliente asmathique

  2. 1998

    Le Jour de Noël

    Movie

  3. 1995

    To Have (Or Not)

    Alice's Mother

1970s

  1. 1979

    Mais où et donc Ornicar

    Jeune accouchée

  2. 1972

    Four Nights of a Dreamer

    Extra (uncredited)

Produced 3

2020s

  1. 2022

    You Resemble Me

    Executive Producer

1980s

  1. 1986

    The Sacrifice

    Casting

    81
  2. 1983

    The Bastard

    Casting Director

Appearances17

2020s

  1. 2023

    Room 999

    Self

  2. 2020

    Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Self (archive sound)

2010s

  1. 2017

    Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma

    Self

  2. 2016

    Quotidien

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    58

  3. Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

    Self

  4. Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture

    Self

  5. 2015

    The Breidjing Camp

    Narrator

  6. 2013

    Trespassing Bergman

    Self

    70
  7. 2012

    Bergman's Video

    Self - Filmmaker · 1 episode

2000s

  1. 2004

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 2002

    Children of Salò

    Self

  3. Purely Coincidental

    Self (Cameo appearance)

  4. Through the Night with...

    Self · 1 episode

1990s

  1. 1996

    Claire Denis, The Vagabond

    Self

  2. 1993

    Talking with Ozu

    Self

  3. 1990

    Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

    Self (uncredited)

Thanked in the credits10

2010s

  1. 2016

    The Dog

    Thanks

  2. 2013

    Leviathan

    Thanks

  3. 2011

    Here

    Thanks

2000s

  1. 2009

    Sweetgrass

    Thanks

  2. 2007

    Hotel Paradijs

    Thanks

  3. The Last Mistress

    Thanks

    68
  4. 2002

    Porn Theatre

    Thanks

1990s

  1. 1996

    Irma Vep

    Thanks

    77
  2. 1995

    The Corridor

    Thanks

  3. 1991

    Night on Earth

    Thanks

    74