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Claire Denis

Born 1946-04-21

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

High Life 2018 · 6.2 Let the Sunshine In 2017 · 6.4 Beau Travail 2000 · 7.3 Trouble Every Day 2001 · 5.9 White Material 2010 · 6.9 35 Shots of Rum 2009 · 7.1 Chocolat 1988 · 7.3 Stars at Noon 2022 · 5.5 Both Sides of the Blade 2022 · 6.1 Bastards 2013 · 6.1 Nénette and Boni 1997 · 6.9 No Fear, No Die 1990 · 6.7 You Resemble Me 2022 · 6.9