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Claire Denis

French film director · France · On the map · Directors · Born 1946 · age 80

Claire Denis 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.

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A life in dates

2026The FenceFilm, Director, Writer2022Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAwardBoth Sides of the BladeFilm, 2022Director, Writer2018Konbini Vidéo ClubSeriesHigh LifeFilm, 2018Director, Writer2016QuotidienSeriesTruffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptureFilm, 20162013BastardsFilm, Director, Writer2012Bergman's VideoSeries2011Berliner KunstpreisAward2010White MaterialFilm, Director, Writer2005The IntruderFilm, Director, Writer2004Leçon de CinémaSeries2002Through the Night with...SeriesChildren of SalòFilm, 20022000Beau TravailFilm, Director, Writer1997Nenette and BoniFilm, Director, Writer1994All the Boys and Girls of Their TimeSeries, Director, WriterI Can't SleepFilm, 1994Director, Writer1993MonologuesSeries, Director, Writer1991Keep It for YourselfFilm, Director, Writer1989Cinéma, de notre tempsSeries, Director1988ChocolatFilm, Director, Writer1974Spécial cinémaSeries1969May 15thFilm, Director1964New Reports from FranceSeries, Director1946Born21 April 1946

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Close ties

  • Beau Travail 2000
  • Chocolat 1988
  • 35 Shots of Rum 2009
  • White Material 2010
  • The Intruder 2005

Filmography 40

142 credits on file

Television 10

Media & music

Photos 2

Awards

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2022
Berliner Kunstpreis2011

About this person

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.

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80