Claire Denis

Claire Denis

1946-04-21

Biography

Claire Denis (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. 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 Berlin International Film Festival. For her film Stars at Noon (2022), Denis competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. She won the Grand Prix, sharing the award with Lukas Dhont's film Close. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claire Denis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Venus Beauty Institute

Venus Beauty Institute

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Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

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Room 999

Room 999

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Granny’s Funeral

Granny’s Funeral

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Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

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Les réalisatrices contemporaines:  l’état des choses

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l’état des choses

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To Have (Or Not)

To Have (Or Not)

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Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

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Truffaut / Godard, scénario d’une rupture

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d’une rupture

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Le Jour de Noël

Le Jour de Noël

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Purely Coincidental

Purely Coincidental

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Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma

Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma

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Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse

Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse

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Mais où et donc Ornicar

Mais où et donc Ornicar

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Silence

Silence

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Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

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Children of Salò

Children of Salò

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Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010

Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010

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The Breidjing Camp

The Breidjing Camp

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Claire Denis, The Vagabond

Claire Denis, The Vagabond

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