
Claire Denis
Known for Directing · 27 credits
- Born
- 1946-04-21 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (21)

Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self

Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
as Self (archive sound)

Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as La cliente asmathique

Room 999
2023
as Self

Talking with Ozu
1993
as Self

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016
as Self

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman
1990
as Self (uncredited)

Granny's Funeral
2012
as Une femme à l'enterrement
Silence
2012
as Self

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
2016
as Self

Mais où et donc Ornicar
1979
as Jeune accouchée

Le Jour de Noël
1998

Claire Denis, The Vagabond
1996
as Self

To Have (Or Not)
1995
as Alice's Mother

The Breidjing Camp
2015
as Narrator

Purely Coincidental
2002
as Self (Cameo appearance)
Aller au diable
2011
as Self
Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010
2011
as Narrator

Children of Salò
2002
as Self

Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma
2017
as Self
Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse
2021
as Self
About Claire Denis
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 wh… With 27 credits spanning from 1974 to 2023, Claire Denis has appeared in 21 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Claire Denis Movies
- Trespassing Bergman (2013) — as Self
- Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020) — as Self (archive sound)
- Venus Beauty Institute (1999) — as La cliente asmathique
- Room 999 (2023) — as Self
- Talking with Ozu (1993) — as Self
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