Claire Denis

DirectorWriterActorProducerCrew Apr 21 (age 79) Paris, France 1964–2026 (62 year career)

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Biography

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) …

Known For

Film

Paris, Texas

Assistant Director

Film

Wings of Desire

First Assistant Director

Film

Night on Earth

Thanks

Film

The Sacrifice

Casting

Film

Down by Law

Assistant Director

Film

The Old Gun

Assistant Director

Film

Beau Travail

Director

Film

High Life

Director

Filmography

Acting (27)

Movies (21)

Room 999

2023

as Self

5.6

Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse

2021

as Self

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020

as Self (archive sound)

7.7

Claire Denis : Leçon de cinéma

2017

as Self

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture

2016

as Self

7.5

Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

2016

as Self

The Breidjing Camp

2015

as Narrator

Trespassing Bergman

2013

as Self

6.6

Granny's Funeral

2012

as Une femme à l'enterrement

5.5

Silence

2012

as Self

Aller au diable

2011

as Self

Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010

2011

as Narrator

Purely Coincidental

2002

as Self (Cameo appearance)

Children of Salò

2002

as Self

5.0

Venus Beauty Institute

1999

as La cliente asmathique

5.8

Le Jour de Noël

1998

Claire Denis, The Vagabond

1996

as Self

To Have (Or Not)

as Alice's Mother

Talking with Ozu

as Self

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

1990

as Self (uncredited)

6.0

Mais où et donc Ornicar

1979

as Jeune accouchée

7.0

Television (6)

Vidéo Club

as Self

Quotidien

as Self - Guest

Bergman's Video

as Self - Filmmaker

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

as Self

7.0

Through the Night with...

2002

as Self

8.0

Spécial cinéma

1974

as Self

Crew (113)

Movies (107)

The Fence

2026 Upcoming

Director

Apr 8

The Fence

2026 Upcoming

Screenplay

Apr 8

Stars at Noon

Director

Stars at Noon

Screenplay

You Resemble Me

Executive Producer

Both Sides of the Blade

2022

Director

5.6

Both Sides of the Blade

Screenplay

High Life

Director

High Life

Screenplay

Let the Sunshine In

Director

Let the Sunshine In

Screenplay

The Dog

Thanks

Contact

2015

Director

The Breidjing Camp

2015

Director

The Breidjing Camp

2015

Writer

Voilà l'enchaînement

2014

Director

5.8

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Director

Bastards

Director

Bastards

Screenplay

Leviathan

Thanks

Here

Thanks

A Traveler's Memory: Jeonju Digital Project 2011

2011

Director

Aller au diable

2011

Director

Aller au diable

2011

Writer

Écrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010

2011

Director

White Material

Director

White Material

Screenplay

On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!

2010

Co-Director

Postcard Days

2010

Thanks

Sweetgrass

Thanks

35 Shots of Rum

Director

35 Shots of Rum

Writer

The Last Mistress

Thanks

Hotel Paradijs

Thanks

Incinerate

Director

Jams Run Free

2006

Director

Towards Mathilde

Director

The Intruder

Director

The Intruder

Writer

Friday Night

Director

Friday Night

Screenplay

Porn Theatre

Thanks

Vers Nancy

Director

Vers Nancy

Writer

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002

Director

6.6

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Screenplay

Trouble Every Day

Director

Trouble Every Day

Writer

Beau Travail

Director

Beau Travail

Screenplay

The City

Writer

Nenette and Boni

Director

Nenette and Boni

Writer

We, France's Undocumented Immigrants

1997

Co-Director

A propos d’une déclaration

1997

Director

Irma Vep

1996

Thanks

6.7

Duo

1995

Director

U.S. Go Home

Director

U.S. Go Home

Writer

Concerning Nice

Director

The Corridor

Thanks

Nice, Very Nice

Director

Boom-Boom

1994

Director

I Can't Sleep

Director

I Can't Sleep

Screenplay

La Robe à cerceau

Director

La Robe à cerceau

1993

Writer

Night on Earth

1991

Thanks

7.5

Figaro Story

1991

Director

Figaro Story

1991

Story

Against Oblivion

Director

Keep It for Yourself

Director

Keep It for Yourself

Story

Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud (Soudan)

1991

Director

For Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud

1991

Director

No Fear, No Die

Director

No Fear, No Die

Writer

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

1990

Director

6.0

Jacques Rivette le veilleur: 2-La nuit

1990

Director

5.0

Man No Run

1989

Director

Chocolat

Director

Chocolat

Writer

Wings of Desire

First Assistant Director

Down by Law

Assistant Director

The Sacrifice

Casting

Paris, Texas

Assistant Director

To Catch a King

First Assistant Director

4.0

Hanna K.

1983

First Assistant Director

6.1

The Bastard

1983

Casting Director

The Bastard

1983

First Assistant Director

The Passerby

1982

First Assistant Director

6.1

We're Not Angels... Neither Are They

Assistant Director

Heads or Tails

Assistant Director

The Imprint of Giants

1980

Assistant Director

Zoo zéro

1979

First Assistant Director

4.8

Return to the Beloved

1979

Assistant Director

6.0

Mais où et donc Ornicar

1979

First Assistant Director

7.0

Surreal Estate

1976

First Assistant Director

The Old Gun

Assistant Director

The Golden Mass

Second Assistant Director

3.2

Sweet Movie

1974

Second Assistant Director

5.3

The Secret

1974

Second Assistant Director

6.4

Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart

1973

Director

Jérôme Savary's Magic Circus

1972

Director

May 15th.

1969

Director

6.0

The Soap Maker

Director

Red Oedipal

Thanks

Television (6)

All the Boys and Girls of Their Time

1994

Director

4.0

All the Boys and Girls of Their Time

1994

Writer

4.0

Monologues

1993

Director

Monologues

1993

Writer

Cinéma, de notre temps

1989

Director

4.7

New Reports from France

1964

Director

6.0