Claire Denis
Born in Paris, France — Apr 21 1946
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 he…
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Paris, Texas
Directing
The Old Gun
Directing
Wings of Desire
Directing
Vidéo Club
Self
Leviathan
Crew
Down by Law
Directing
High Life
Directing
Night on Earth
Crew
Beau Travail
Directing
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Directing
Irma Vep
Crew
Sweet Movie
Directing
Stars at Noon
Directing
The Sacrifice
Production
Bergman's Video
Self - Filmmaker
Trespassing Bergman
Self
White Material
Directing
Bastards
Directing
Chocolat
Directing
Trouble Every Day
Directing
Hanna K.
Directing
Talking with Ozu
Self
Here
Crew
Against Oblivion
Directing
Let the Sunshine In
Directing
The Passerby
Directing
All the Boys and Girls of Their Time
Directing
Room 999
Self
The Secret
Directing
Both Sides of the Blade
Writing
The Fence
Directing
The Last Mistress
Crew
To Catch a King
Directing
35 Shots of Rum
Directing
The Intruder
Directing
Silence
Self
Surreal Estate
Directing
I Can't Sleep
Directing
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Directing
Venus Beauty Institute
La cliente asmathique
Concerning Nice
Directing
Nenette and Boni
Directing
You Resemble Me
Production
Porn Theatre
Crew
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive sound)
We're Not Angels... Neither Are They
Directing
Cinéma, de notre temps
Directing
Zoo zéro
Directing
Friday Night
Directing
Sweetgrass
Crew
Heads or Tails
Directing
Granny's Funeral
Une femme à l'enterrement
The Corridor
Crew
Figaro Story
Directing
Keep It for Yourself
Directing
To Have (Or Not)
Alice's Mother
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
Directing
The Bastard
Directing
Monologues
Directing
The City
Writing
The Golden Mass
Directing
Return to the Beloved
Directing
The Imprint of Giants
Directing
No Fear, No Die
Directing
The Breidjing Camp
Narrator
Children of Salò
Self
U.S. Go Home
Directing
Hotel Paradijs
Crew
New Reports from France
Directing
Mais où et donc Ornicar
Jeune accouchée
Voilà l'enchaînement
Directing
Duo
Directing
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Self
The Soap Maker
Directing
A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011
Directing
Towards Mathilde
Directing
Jacques Rivette le veilleur: 2-La nuit
Directing
Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
Self
La Robe à cerceau
Writing
Contact
Directing
Nice, Very Nice
Directing
Jacques Rivette, the Watchman
Self (uncredited)
May 15th.
Directing
Purely Coincidental
Self (Cameo appearance)
Le Jour de Noël
Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma
Self
Boom-Boom
Directing
Vers Nancy
Writing
Red Oedipal
Crew
We, France's Undocumented Immigrants
Directing
Man No Run
Directing
The Dog
Crew
Aller au diable
Self
For Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud
Directing
Incinerate
Directing
Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse
Self
Jams Run Free
Directing
Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan)
Directing
Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart
Directing
Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010
Narrator
Claire Denis, The Vagabond
Self
Jérôme Savary's Magic Circus
Directing
A propos d’une déclaration
Directing
Postcard Days
Crew