Claire Denis

Claire Denis

Known for
Directing
Born
April 21, 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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The Soap Maker

The Soap Maker

Movie · Director

2026
The Fence poster

The Fence

Movie · Director

2026
Avec Kim poster

Avec Kim

Movie · Director

2022
Stars at Noon poster

Stars at Noon

Movie · Director

2022
Both Sides of the Blade poster

Both Sides of the Blade

Movie · Director

2022
Le Soldat

Le Soldat

Movie · Director

2018
High Life poster

High Life

Movie · Director

2017
Let the Sunshine In poster

Let the Sunshine In

Movie · Director

2015
Contact

Contact

Movie · Director

2015
The Breidjing Camp poster

The Breidjing Camp

Movie · Director

2014
Voilà l'enchaînement poster

Voilà l'enchaînement

Movie · Director

2013
Bastards poster

Bastards

Movie · Director

2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded poster

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Movie · Director

2011
Aller au diable

Aller au diable

Movie · Director

2011
A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011 poster

A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011

Movie · Director

2011
Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010

Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010

Movie · Director

2010
White Material poster

White Material

Movie · Director

2010
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! poster

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

Movie · Co-Director

2009
35 Shots of Rum poster

35 Shots of Rum

Movie · Director

2005
The Intruder poster

The Intruder

Movie · Director

2005
Towards Mathilde poster

Towards Mathilde

Movie · Director

2002
Friday Night poster

Friday Night

Movie · Director

2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello poster

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Movie · Director

2002
Vers Nancy poster

Vers Nancy

Movie · Director

2001
Trouble Every Day poster

Trouble Every Day

Movie · Director

2000
Beau Travail poster

Beau Travail

Movie · Director

1997
We, France's Undocumented Immigrants poster

We, France's Undocumented Immigrants

Movie · Co-Director

1997
Nenette and Boni poster

Nenette and Boni

Movie · Director

1997
A propos d’une déclaration

A propos d’une déclaration

Movie · Director

1995
U.S. Go Home poster

U.S. Go Home

Movie · Director

1995
Concerning Nice poster

Concerning Nice

Movie · Director

1995
Nice, Very Nice poster

Nice, Very Nice

Movie · Director

1995
Duo poster

Duo

Movie · Director

1994
I Can't Sleep poster

I Can't Sleep

Movie · Director

1994
Boom-Boom poster

Boom-Boom

Movie · Director

1994
All the Boys and Girls of Their Time poster

All the Boys and Girls of Their Time

TV · Director · 1 ep

1993
Figaro Story poster

Figaro Story

Movie · Director

1993
La Robe à cerceau

La Robe à cerceau

Movie · Director

1993
Monologues

Monologues

TV · Director · 1 ep

1991
Lest We Forget poster

Lest We Forget

Movie · Director

1991
For Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud

For Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud

Movie · Director

1991
Keep It for Yourself poster

Keep It for Yourself

Movie · Director

1991
Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan) poster

Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan)

Movie · Director

1990
No Fear, No Die poster

No Fear, No Die

Movie · Director

1990
Jacques Rivette, the Watchman poster

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

Movie · Director

1990
Jacques Rivette le veilleur: 2-La nuit

Jacques Rivette le veilleur: 2-La nuit

Movie · Director

1989
Man No Run poster

Man No Run

Movie · Director

1989
Cinéma, de notre temps poster

Cinéma, de notre temps

TV · Director · 2 eps

1988
Chocolat poster

Chocolat

Movie · Director

1987
Wings of Desire poster

Wings of Desire

Movie · First Assistant Director

1986
Down by Law poster

Down by Law

Movie · Assistant Director

1984
To Catch a King poster

To Catch a King

Movie · First Assistant Director

1984
Paris, Texas poster

Paris, Texas

Movie · Assistant Director

1983
Hanna K. poster

Hanna K.

Movie · First Assistant Director

1983
The Bastard poster

The Bastard

Movie · First Assistant Director

1982
The Passerby poster

The Passerby

Movie · First Assistant Director

1981
We're Not Angels... Neither Are They poster

We're Not Angels... Neither Are They

Movie · Assistant Director

1980
Heads or Tails poster

Heads or Tails

Movie · Assistant Director

1980
The Imprint of Giants poster

The Imprint of Giants

Movie · Assistant Director

1979
Return to the Beloved poster

Return to the Beloved

Movie · Assistant Director

1979
Mais où et donc Ornicar poster

Mais où et donc Ornicar

Movie · First Assistant Director

1979
Zoo zéro poster

Zoo zéro

Movie · First Assistant Director

1976
Surreal Estate poster

Surreal Estate

Movie · First Assistant Director

1975
The Old Gun poster

The Old Gun

Movie · Assistant Director

1975
The Golden Mass poster

The Golden Mass

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1974
The Secret poster

The Secret

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1974
Sweet Movie poster

Sweet Movie

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1973
Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart

Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart

Movie · Director

1972
Jérôme Savary's Magic Circus

Jérôme Savary's Magic Circus

Movie · Director

1969
May 15th poster

May 15th

Movie · Director

1964
New Reports from France

New Reports from France

TV · Director · 2 eps