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Claire Denis

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
27

Gender
Female

Birthday
April 21, 1946 (80 years old)

Place of Birth
Paris, France

Claire Denis

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.

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Known For

Directing

2026The Fence...Director
2022Stars at Noon...Director
2022Both Sides of the Blade...Director
2018High Life...Director
2017Let the Sunshine In...Director
2015The Breidjing Camp...Director
2015Contact...Director
2014Voilà l'enchaînement...Director
2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded...Director
2013Bastards...Director
2011Aller au diable...Director
2011Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010...Director
2011A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011...Director
2010On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!...Co-Director
2010White Material...Director
200935 Shots of Rum...Director
2006Jams Run Free...Director
2006Incinerate...Director
2005The Intruder...Director
2005Towards Mathilde...Director
2002Ten Minutes Older: The Cello...Director
2002Friday Night...Director
2002Vers Nancy...Director
2001Trouble Every Day...Director
2000Beau Travail...Director
1997We, France's Undocumented Immigrants...Co-Director
1997Nenette and Boni...Director
1997A propos d’une déclaration...Director
1995Concerning Nice...Director
1995Nice, Very Nice...Director
1995Duo...Director
1995U.S. Go Home...Director
1994All the Boys and Girls of Their Time...Director
1994I Can't Sleep...Director
1994Boom-Boom...Director
1993La Robe à cerceau...Director
1993Figaro Story...Director
1993Monologues...Director
1991Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan)...Director
1991Lest We Forget...Director
1991For Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud...Director
1991Keep It for Yourself...Director
1990No Fear, No Die...Director
1990Jacques Rivette, the Watchman...Director
1990Jacques Rivette le veilleur: 2-La nuit...Director
1989Man No Run...Director
1989Cinéma, de notre temps...Director
1988Chocolat...Director
1987Wings of Desire...First Assistant Director
1986Down by Law...Assistant Director
1984Paris, Texas...Assistant Director
1984To Catch a King...First Assistant Director
1983Hanna K....First Assistant Director
1983The Bastard...First Assistant Director
1982The Passerby...First Assistant Director
1981We're Not Angels... Neither Are They...Assistant Director
1980Heads or Tails...Assistant Director
1980The Imprint of Giants...Assistant Director
1979Zoo zéro...First Assistant Director
1979Return to the Beloved...Assistant Director
1979Mais où et donc Ornicar...First Assistant Director
1976Surreal Estate...First Assistant Director
1975The Old Gun...Assistant Director
1975The Golden Mass...Second Assistant Director
1974The Secret...Second Assistant Director
1974Sweet Movie...Second Assistant Director
1973Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart...Director
1972Jérôme Savary's Magic Circus...Director
1969May 15th...Director
1964New Reports from France...Director
Untitled Claire Denis Short Film...Director
The Soap Maker...Director

Writing

2026The Fence...Screenplay
2022Stars at Noon...Screenplay
2022Both Sides of the Blade...Screenplay
2018High Life...Screenplay
2017Let the Sunshine In...Screenplay
2015The Breidjing Camp...Writer
2013Bastards...Screenplay
2011Aller au diable...Writer
2010White Material...Screenplay
200935 Shots of Rum...Writer
2005The Intruder...Writer
2002Ten Minutes Older: The Cello...Screenplay
2002Friday Night...Screenplay
2002Vers Nancy...Writer
2001Trouble Every Day...Writer
2000Beau Travail...Screenplay
1999The City...Writer
1997Nenette and Boni...Writer
1995U.S. Go Home...Writer
1994All the Boys and Girls of Their Time...Writer
1994I Can't Sleep...Screenplay
1993La Robe à cerceau...Writer
1993Figaro Story...Story
1993Monologues...Writer
1991Keep It for Yourself...Story
1990No Fear, No Die...Writer
1988Chocolat...Writer
The Soap Maker...Writer

Production

2022You Resemble Me...Executive Producer
1986The Sacrifice...Casting
1983The Bastard...Casting Director

Crew

2016The Dog...Thanks
2013Leviathan...Thanks
2011Here...Thanks
2010Postcard Days...Thanks
2009Sweetgrass...Thanks
2007The Last Mistress...Thanks
2007Hotel Paradijs...Thanks
2002Porn Theatre...Thanks
1996Irma Vep...Thanks
1995The Corridor...Thanks
1991Night on Earth...Thanks
Red Oedipal...Thanks

Acting

2023Room 999as Self
2021Claire Denis, les chemins de traverseas Self
2020Wim Wenders, Desperadoas Self (archive sound)
2018Vidéo Clubas Self
2017Claire Denis : Leçon de cinémaas Self
2016Quotidienas Self - Guest
2016Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des chosesas Self
2016Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptureas Self
2015The Breidjing Campas Narrator
2013Trespassing Bergmanas Self
2012Bergman's Videoas Self - Filmmaker
2012Granny's Funeralas Une femme à l'enterrement
2012Silenceas Self
2011Aller au diableas Self
2011Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010as Narrator
2004Leçon de Cinémaas Self
2002Children of Salòas Self
2002Purely Coincidentalas Self (Cameo appearance)
2002Through the Night with...as Self
1999Venus Beauty Instituteas La cliente asmathique
1998Le Jour de Noëlas
1996Claire Denis, The Vagabondas Self
1995To Have (Or Not)as Alice's Mother
1993Talking with Ozuas Self
1990Jacques Rivette, the Watchmanas Self (uncredited)
1979Mais où et donc Ornicaras Jeune accouchée
1974Spécial cinémaas Self