Claire Denis

Claire Denis

Birthdate
April 21, 1946 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
April 21, 1946 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Known For
Directing

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.

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Claire Denis's LGBTQ+ Titles

Beau Travail
Beau Travail
Director

Acting (26)

2023
Room 999 as Self
2021
Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse as Self
2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive sound)
2017
Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma as Self
2016
Quotidien as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2016
Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses as Self
2016
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture as Self
2015
The Breidjing Camp as Narrator
2013
Trespassing Bergman as Self
2012
Bergmans video as Self
2012
Granny's Funeral as Une femme à l'enterrement
2012
Silence as Self
2011
Aller au diable as Self
2004
Leçon de Cinéma as Self (1 episode)
2002
Children of Salò as Self
2002
Purely Coincidental as Self (Cameo appearance)
2002
Through the Night with... as Self (1 episode)
2002
Heart of the Festival as Self
1999
Venus Beauty Institute as La cliente asmathique
1998
Le Jour de Noël
1996
Claire Denis, The Vagabond as Self
1995
To Have (Or Not) as Alice's Mother
1993
Talking with Ozu as Self
1990
Jacques Rivette, the Watchman as Self (uncredited)
1979
Mais où et donc Ornicar as Jeune accouchée
1974
Spécial cinéma as Self (1 episode)

Directing (70)

The Cry of the Guards • Director
• Director
Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010 • Director
• Director
2022
Le Soldat • Director
• Director
2022
Stars at Noon • Director
• Director
2022
Both Sides of the Blade • Director
• Director
2018
High Life • Director
• Director
2017
Let the Sunshine In • Director
• Director
2015
The Breidjing Camp • Director
• Director
2015
Contact • Director
• Director
2014
Voilà l'enchaînement • Director
• Director
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded • Director
• Director
2013
Bastards • Director
• Director
2011
Aller au diable • Director
• Director
2011
A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011 • Director
• Director
2010
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! • Co-Director
• Co-Director
2010
White Material • Director
• Director
2009
35 Shots of Rum • Director
• Director
2006
Jams Run Free • Director
• Director
2006
Incinerate • Director
• Director
2005
The Intruder • Director
• Director
2005
Towards Mathilde • Director
• Director
2002
Friday Night • Director
• Director
2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello • Director
• Director
2002
Vers Nancy • Director
• Director
2001
Trouble Every Day • Director
• Director
2000
Beau Travail • Director
• Director
1997
We, France's Undocumented Immigrants • Co-Director
• Co-Director
1997
Nenette and Boni • Director
• Director
1997
A propos d’une déclaration • Director
• Director
1995
Concerning Nice • Director
• Director
1995
Nice, Very Nice • Director
• Director
1995
Duo • Director
• Director
1994
U.S. Go Home • Director
• Director
1994
All the Boys and Girls of Their Time • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
1994
I Can't Sleep • Director
• Director
1994
Boom-Boom • Director
• Director
1993
La Robe à cerceau • Director
• Director
1993
Monologues • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
1991
Against Oblivion • Director
• Director
1991
Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan) • Director
• Director
1991
For Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud • Director
• Director
1991
Keep It for Yourself • Director
• Director
1991
Figaro Story • Director
• Director
1990
No Fear, No Die • Director
• Director
1990
Jacques Rivette, the Watchman • Director
• Director
1989
Man No Run • Director
• Director
1989
Cinéma, de notre temps • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
1988
Chocolat • Director
• Director
1987
Wings of Desire • First Assistant Director
• First Assistant Director
1986
Down by Law • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director
1984
Paris, Texas • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director
1984
To Catch a King • First Assistant Director
• First Assistant Director
1983
Hanna K. • First Assistant Director
• First Assistant Director
1983
The Bastard • First Assistant Director
• First Assistant Director
1982
The Passerby • First Assistant Director
• First Assistant Director
1981
We're Not Angels... Neither Are They • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director
1980
Heads or Tails • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director
1980
The Imprint of Giants • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director
1979
Zoo zéro • First Assistant Director
• First Assistant Director
1979
Return to the Beloved • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director
1979
Mais où et donc Ornicar • First Assistant Director
• First Assistant Director
1976
Surreal Estate • First Assistant Director
• First Assistant Director
1975
The Old Gun • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director
1975
The Golden Mass • Second Assistant Director
• Second Assistant Director
1974
The Secret • Second Assistant Director
• Second Assistant Director
1974
Sweet Movie • Second Assistant Director
• Second Assistant Director
1973
Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart • Director
• Director
1972
Jérôme Savary's Magic Circus • Director
• Director
1969
May 15th. • Director
• Director
1964
New Reports from France • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)

Production (3)

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

Writing (27)

The Cry of the Guards • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2022
Stars at Noon • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2022
Both Sides of the Blade • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2018
High Life • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2017
Let the Sunshine In • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2015
The Breidjing Camp • Writer
• Writer
2013
Bastards • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2011
Aller au diable • Writer
• Writer
2010
White Material • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2009
35 Shots of Rum • Writer
• Writer
2005
The Intruder • Writer
• Writer
2002
Friday Night • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2002
Vers Nancy • Writer
• Writer
2001
Trouble Every Day • Writer
• Writer
2000
Beau Travail • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1999
The City • Writer
• Writer
1997
Nenette and Boni • Writer
• Writer
1994
U.S. Go Home • Writer
• Writer
1994
All the Boys and Girls of Their Time • Writer (1 episode)
• Writer (1 episode)
1994
I Can't Sleep • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1993
La Robe à cerceau • Writer
• Writer
1993
Monologues • Writer (1 episode)
• Writer (1 episode)
1991
Keep It for Yourself • Story
• Story
1991
Figaro Story • Story
• Story
1990
No Fear, No Die • Writer
• Writer
1988
Chocolat • Writer
• Writer

Crew (12)

Red Oedipal • Thanks
• Thanks
2016
The Dog • Thanks
• Thanks
2012
Leviathan • Thanks
• Thanks
2011
Here • Thanks
• Thanks
2010
Postcard Days • Thanks
• Thanks
2009
Sweetgrass • Thanks
• Thanks
2007
The Last Mistress • Thanks
• Thanks
2007
Hotel Paradijs • Thanks
• Thanks
2002
Porn Theatre • Thanks
• Thanks
1996
Irma Vep • Thanks
• Thanks
1995
The Corridor • Thanks
• Thanks
1991
Night on Earth • Thanks
• Thanks