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.
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The roles that explain the career.
47 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Fence | Director | Film |
| 2022 | Both Sides of the Blade | Director | Film |
| 2018 | High Life | Director | Film |
| 2013 | Trespassing Bergman | Self | Film |
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded | Director | Film |
| 2013 | Bastards | Director | Film |
| 2012 | Granny's Funeral | Une femme à l'enterrement | Film |
| 2011 | Aller au diable | Self | Film |
| 2011 | Aller au diable | Director | Film |
| 2011 | Aller au diable | Writer | Film |
| 2010 | White Material | Director | Film |
| 2009 | 35 Shots of Rum | Director | Film |
| 2009 | 35 Shots of Rum | Writer | Film |
| 2005 | The Intruder | Director | Film |
| 2005 | Towards Mathilde | Director | Film |
| 2005 | The Intruder | Writer | Film |
| 2002 | Vers Nancy | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Friday Night | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Vers Nancy | Writer | Film |
| 2001 | Trouble Every Day | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Trouble Every Day | Writer | Film |
| 2000 | Beau Travail | Director | Film |
| 1997 | Nenette and Boni | Director | Film |
| 1997 | Nenette and Boni | Writer | Film |
| 1996 | Claire Denis, The Vagabond | Self | Film |
| 1995 | To Have (Or Not) | Alice's Mother | Film |
| 1995 | U.S. Go Home | Director | Film |
| 1995 | Nice, Very Nice | Director | Film |
| 1995 | U.S. Go Home | Writer | Film |
| 1994 | I Can't Sleep | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Figaro Story | Director | Film |
| 1991 | For Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud | Director | Film |
| 1991 | Lest We Forget | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Jacques Rivette, the Watchman | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 1990 | No Fear, No Die | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Jacques Rivette, the Watchman | Director | Film |
| 1990 | No Fear, No Die | Writer | Film |
| 1989 | Man No Run | Director | Film |
| 1988 | Chocolat | Director | Film |
| 1988 | Chocolat | Writer | Film |
| 1986 | The Sacrifice | Casting | Film |
| 1979 | Mais où et donc Ornicar | Jeune accouchée | Film |
| 1969 | May 15th | Director | Film |
| The Soap Maker | Director | Film | |
| Untitled Claire Denis Short Film | Director | Film | |
| The Soap Maker | Writer | Film |
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