Director
Claire Denis
April 21, 1946 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Alex Descas
9 titles together
Trouble Every Day, Let the Sunshine In, Bastards
Grégoire Colin
7 titles together
Beau Travail, Both Sides of the Blade, Bastards
Michel Subor
4 titles together
Beau Travail, White Material, Bastards
Nicolas Duvauchelle
4 titles together
Beau Travail, Trouble Every Day, Let the Sunshine In
Alice Houri
4 titles together
Trouble Every Day, Both Sides of the Blade, Nenette and Boni
Juliette Binoche
3 titles together
High Life, Let the Sunshine In, Both Sides of the Blade
Full filmography · 44
The Fence
Director
2026
Stars at Noon
Director
20225.8
Both Sides of the Blade
Director
20225.6
High Life
Director
20185.7
Let the Sunshine In
Director
20175.2
The Breidjing Camp
as Narrator and Writer and Director
2015
Voilà l'enchaînement
Director
2014
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
20135
Bastards
Director
20135.7
Granny's Funeral
as Une femme à l'enterrement
20125.6
A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011
Director
2011
White Material
Director
20106.7