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 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 | Directing |
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| Born | 21 Apr 1946 |
| Place of birth | Paris, France |
Favorite films
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This film is so beautiful, so erotic. I am obligated to use the term erotic because in this film there is life, emotions and the absolute beauty of desire.
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I discovered Tennessee Williams, and Elizabeth Taylor — not only the most beautiful actress in the world, but an incredible one. … This was American cinema as it should be always.
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Beyond the fact that I love Jim as you love a friend… it’s also his collaboration with Robby Müller on this film; the beauty and poetry of the screenplay; the idea that the past lies somewhere in the earth, near the totems, the Native Americans. It is as if he is resurrecting this part of America that has been shown thousands of times in Westerns, but in a non-heroic way…
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It felt like whiplash, to marvel at this film that said so much about friendship, with such simple means and such a beautiful mise-en-scène.
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