Claire Denis

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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

Paris, TexasMovie • 1984Stars at NoonMovie • 2022Wings of DesireMovie • 1987High LifeMovie • 2018Night on EarthMovie • 1991Beau TravailMovie • 2000The SacrificeMovie • 1986Both Sides of the BladeMovie • 2022ChocolatMovie • 1988The Old GunMovie • 1975Down by LawMovie • 1986HereMovie • 2011Let the Sunshine InMovie • 2017Trouble Every DayMovie • 2001Irma VepMovie • 1996Sweet MovieMovie • 1974White MaterialMovie • 2010Venice 70: Future ReloadedMovie • 2013The PasserbyMovie • 1982Four Nights of a DreamerMovie • 1972Friday NightMovie • 2002BastardsMovie • 2013The Last MistressMovie • 2007LeviathanMovie • 2013