Claire Denis

Birthday: 21 April 1946, Paris, France

Claire Denis was born on April 21, 1946 in Paris, France. She is a director and writer, known for Beau travail (1999), White Material (2009) and 35 rhums (2008).

Life is made of the only thing you can decide, the rest you can not: to commit suicide or to kill so Show more Life is made of the only thing you can decide, the rest you can not: to commit suicide or to kill someone. The rest, happens. Hide

I suppose I am interested in the variety of human life - how people live. I am most interested in in Show more I suppose I am interested in the variety of human life - how people live. I am most interested in individuals and how they respond to challenges or to difficulties, or just to each other. I am curious about people. So that's why I do a lot of different things. The cinema should be human and be part of people's lives; it should focus on ordinary existences in sometimes extraordinary situations and places. That is what really motivates me. Hide

Every image is about subjectivity. Every image is about subjectivity.

For me, film-making is a journey into the impossible. For me, film-making is a journey into the impossible.

I have a dreamy distance with reality, which is not a really good thing. I have a dreamy distance with reality, which is not a really good thing.

Claire Denis's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (1) as Director (3) as Creator (5)

High Life

The Story of Film: An Odyssey - Season 1

Beau travail

Trouble Every Day [Sub: Eng]

Chocolat [Audio: French]

White Material