Claire Denis
Known for: Directing
Born: April 21, 1946
Place of birth: Paris, France
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.
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Filmography
98 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
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Avec Kim
2026
6.1
The Fence
2026
5.8
Room 999
2023
6.4
You Resemble Me
2022
5.8
Stars at Noon
2022
5.6
Both Sides of the Blade
2022NR
Le Soldat
2022NR
Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse
2021
7.7
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
5.7
High Life
2018
7.5
Konbini Vidéo Club
2018
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Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma
2017
5.2
Let the Sunshine In
2017
5.2
Quotidien
2016
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Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
2016
7.5
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016
8.0
The Dog
2016
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The Breidjing Camp
2015NR
Contact
2015
5.7
Voilà l'enchaînement
2014
6.6
Trespassing Bergman
2013
5.0
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
5.7
Bastards
2013
6.6
Leviathan
2013
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Bergman's Video
2012
5.6
Granny's Funeral
2012NR
Silence
2012NR
Aller au diable
2011NR
Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010
2011
5.0
Here
2011
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A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011
2011NR
Postcard Days
2010
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On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2010
6.7
White Material
2010
6.7
Sweetgrass
2009
6.8
35 Shots of Rum
2009
5.8
The Last Mistress
2007
3.7
Hotel Paradijs
2007
6.5
The Intruder
2005
6.7
Towards Mathilde
2005
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
6.0
Porn Theatre
2002
5.0
Children of Salò
2002
6.6
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
6.2
Friday Night
2002
8.5
Vers Nancy
2002
9.0
Purely Coincidental
2002
7.9
Through the Night with...
2002
5.8
Trouble Every Day
2001
7.2
Beau Travail
2000
7.4
The City
1999
5.9
Venus Beauty Institute
1999
7.0
Le Jour de Noël
1998
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We, France's Undocumented Immigrants
1997
6.5
Nenette and Boni
1997NR
A propos d’une déclaration
1997
6.7
Irma Vep
1996
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Claire Denis, The Vagabond
1996
5.3
To Have (Or Not)
1995
6.5
The Corridor
1995
5.6
Concerning Nice
1995
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Nice, Very Nice
1995
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Duo
1995
6.8
U.S. Go Home
1995
5.0
All the Boys and Girls of Their Time
1994
6.4
I Can't Sleep
1994
7.0
Boom-Boom
1994
6.5
Talking with Ozu
19938.0
La Robe à cerceau
1993
8.0
Figaro Story
1993NR
Monologues
1993
7.5
Night on Earth
1991
7.0
Lest We Forget
1991
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Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan)
1991NR
For Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud
1991
6.4
Keep It for Yourself
1991
6.1
No Fear, No Die
1990
6.6
Jacques Rivette, the Watchman
19905.0
Jacques Rivette le veilleur: 2-La nuit
1990
10.0
Man No Run
1989
4.7
Cinéma, de notre temps
1989
6.9
Chocolat
1988
7.8
Wings of Desire
1987
7.4
Down by Law
1986
7.7
The Sacrifice
1986
8.1
Paris, Texas
1984
7.0
To Catch a King
1984
6.3
Hanna K.
1983
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The Bastard
1983
6.2
The Passerby
1982
7.0
We're Not Angels... Neither Are They
1981
6.6
Heads or Tails
1980
10.0
The Imprint of Giants
1980
5.2
Zoo zéro
1979
6.3
Return to the Beloved
1979
7.5
Mais où et donc Ornicar
1979
4.9
Surreal Estate
1976
7.5
The Old Gun
1975
3.7
The Golden Mass
1975
6.5
The Secret
1974
9.5
Spécial cinéma
1974
5.3
Sweet Movie
1974NR
Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart
1973NR
Jérôme Savary's Magic Circus
1972
6.2
May 15th
19696.0
New Reports from France
1964NR
Red Oedipal
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The Soap Maker
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