Person

Claire Denis

Directing · Born 1946-04-21 · Paris, France

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

2026The FenceDirector
2023Room 999Self
2022You Resemble MeExecutive Producer
2022Stars at NoonDirector
2022Both Sides of the BladeScreenplay
2021Claire Denis, les chemins de traverseSelf
2020Wim Wenders, DesperadoSelf (archive sound)
2018High LifeDirector
2018Vidéo ClubSelf
2017Claire Denis : Leçon de cinémaSelf
2017Let the Sunshine InDirector
2016QuotidienSelf - Guest
2016Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des chosesSelf
2016Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptureSelf
2016The DogThanks
2015The Breidjing CampNarrator
2015ContactDirector
2014Voilà l'enchaînementDirector
2013Trespassing BergmanSelf
2013Venice 70: Future ReloadedDirector
2013BastardsDirector
2013LeviathanThanks
2012Bergman's VideoSelf - Filmmaker
2012Granny's FuneralUne femme à l'enterrement
2012SilenceSelf
2011Aller au diableSelf
2011Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010Narrator
2011HereThanks
2011A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011Director
2010Postcard DaysThanks
2010On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!Co-Director
2010White MaterialDirector
2009SweetgrassThanks
200935 Shots of RumDirector
2007The Last MistressThanks
2007Hotel ParadijsThanks
2006Jams Run FreeDirector
2006IncinerateDirector
2005The IntruderDirector
2005Towards MathildeDirector
2004Leçon de CinémaSelf
2002Porn TheatreThanks
2002Children of SalòSelf
2002Ten Minutes Older: The CelloDirector
2002Friday NightDirector
2002Vers NancyWriter
2002Purely CoincidentalSelf (Cameo appearance)
2002Through the Night with...Self
2001Trouble Every DayDirector
2000Beau TravailDirector
1999The CityWriter
1999Venus Beauty InstituteLa cliente asmathique
1998Le Jour de Noël
1997We, France's Undocumented ImmigrantsCo-Director
1997Nenette and BoniDirector
1997A propos d’une déclarationDirector
1996Irma VepThanks
1996Claire Denis, The VagabondSelf
1995To Have (Or Not)Alice's Mother
1995The CorridorThanks
1995Concerning NiceDirector
1995Nice, Very NiceDirector
1995DuoDirector
1995U.S. Go HomeDirector
1994All the Boys and Girls of Their TimeDirector
1994I Can't SleepDirector
1994Boom-BoomDirector
1993Talking with OzuSelf
1993La Robe à cerceauWriter
1993Figaro StoryDirector
1993MonologuesDirector
1991Night on EarthThanks
1991Lest We ForgetDirector
1991Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan)Director
1991For Ushari Ahmed MahmoudDirector
1991Keep It for YourselfDirector
1990No Fear, No DieDirector
1990Jacques Rivette, the WatchmanSelf (uncredited)
1990Jacques Rivette le veilleur: 2-La nuitDirector
1989Man No RunDirector
1989Cinéma, de notre tempsDirector
1988ChocolatDirector
1987Wings of DesireFirst Assistant Director
1986Down by LawAssistant Director
1986The SacrificeCasting
1984Paris, TexasAssistant Director
1984To Catch a KingFirst Assistant Director
1983Hanna K.First Assistant Director
1983The BastardFirst Assistant Director
1982The PasserbyFirst Assistant Director
1981We're Not Angels... Neither Are TheyAssistant Director
1980Heads or TailsAssistant Director
1980The Imprint of GiantsAssistant Director
1979Zoo zéroFirst Assistant Director
1979Return to the BelovedAssistant Director
1979Mais où et donc OrnicarJeune accouchée
1976Surreal EstateFirst Assistant Director
1975The Old GunAssistant Director
1975The Golden MassSecond Assistant Director
1974The SecretSecond Assistant Director
1974Spécial cinémaSelf
1974Sweet MovieSecond Assistant Director
1973Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in ClamartDirector
1972Jérôme Savary's Magic CircusDirector
1969May 15thDirector
1964New Reports from FranceDirector
—Red OedipalThanks
—The Soap MakerDirector
—Avec KimDirector

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