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).

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

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

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

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.

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

Claire Denis's FILMOGRAPHY

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

The Story of Film: An Odyssey - Season 1

High Life

Beau travail

Chocolat [Audio: French]

White Material

Trouble Every Day [Sub: Eng]