Claire Denis

Not to be confused with Clare Dennis or Claire Danes.

Claire Denis
Denis in 2022
Born (1946-04-21) 21 April 1946 (age 78)
Paris, France
Alma materIDHEC
Occupation(s)Director, writer, professor

Claire Denis (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.[1][2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

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  3. ^ "The Greatest Films of All Time". BFI. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  4. ^ Grater, Tom (16 February 2022). "Berlin Film Festival Awards: 'Alcarràs' Wins Golden Bear, Claire Denis Named Best Director". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (28 May 2022). "Cannes Film Festival: Ruben Ostlund Wins Second Palme D'Or With 'Triangle Of Sadness' – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Film Museum - Claire Denis".
  7. ^ Los Angeles Times Staff (8 July 2022). "Our critic's guide to the singular — and underrated — Claire Denis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Streaming: homage to Claire Denis". the Guardian. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2023.