Claire Denis

Claire Denis Movies and TV Shows

Claire Denis (French: [dəni]; born 21 April 1946 in Paris) is a French auteur film director and writer. Denis is widely regarded as one of the strongest female voices in contemporary world cinema. Her film Beau Travail (1999) is considered a modern masterpiece and one of the greatest female-directed films in the history of cinema. Other acclaimed works include Trouble every Day (2001), 35 Shots of Rum (2008), White Material (2009) and High Life (2018). Her work has had a lasting impact on European cinematic identity and has dealt with themes of colonial and post-colonial West Africa, as well as issues in modern France. She is known for her elliptical shooting style and the nonverbal interactions between her protagonists, which she is showing in many close-ups that remain relentlessly on the faces and bodies of her actors. The subject's body in space, and how the particular terrain, weather, and color of the landscape influences and interacts with the human subjects of her films maintains cinematic dominance. She started her film career by working as the assistant director for acclaimed filmmakers Wim Wenders and Jim Jarmusch in Paris, Texas (1984), Down by Law (1986) and Wings of Desire (1987). Denis was born in Paris, but raised in colonial French Africa, where she spent her childhood living in West Africa with her parents and her younger sister. Her father was a civil servant, living in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, French Somaliland, and Senegal. It has been a strong influence on her films, which have dealt with themes of colonialism and post-colonialism in Africa. Growing up there, Denis used to watch the old and damaged copies of war films sent from the United States. Because her parents wanted their children to finish their education in France, she moved with her mother and sister to a Parisian suburb at the age of 14, a country that she hardly knew at all. Denis initially studied economics, but later studied at the IDHEC, the French film school, where she graduated. Since 2002, she has been a Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 4/21/1946 (78 years old)
  • Place of birth: Paris, France
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Stars at Noon
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 61%
role:
Director
2022

Drama

Romance

Thriller

5.5
61%
2022

Drama

Romance

Thriller

6.1
55%
High Life
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Director & 1 more
2018

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
58%
Let the Sunshine In
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 52%
role:
Director & 1 more
2017

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.0
52%
2013

Documentary

7.2
65%
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Venice 70: Future Reloaded
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 52%
role:
Director
Not available
2013

Drama

5.9
52%
Not available
Bastards
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 59%
role:
Director & 1 more
2013

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.1
59%
Leviathan
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 67%
role:
Thanks
2012

Documentary

6.5
67%
Granny's Funeral
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 57%
role:
Une femme à l'enterrement
Not available
2012

Comedy

6.0
57%
Not available
2011

Documentary

8.4
85%
Here
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 54%
role:
Thanks
2011

Adventure

Drama

Romance

5.8
54%
White Material
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Director & 1 more
2010

Drama

6.9
68%
35 Shots of Rum
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2009

Drama

7.1
68%
QI
IMDB 8.6
TMDB 80%
role:
Assistant Director
2003

Comedy

Talk Show

8.6
80%
Trouble Every Day
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2001

Drama

Horror

Romance

6.0
59%
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Beau Travail
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 69%
role:
Director & 1 more
1999

Drama

7.3
69%
Venus Beauty Institute
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 57%
role:
La cliente asmathique
Not available
1999

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.3
57%
Not available
Irma Vep
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Thanks
1996

Comedy

Drama

7.0
66%
1991

Comedy

Drama

7.7
76%
Wings of Desire
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 78%
role:
First Assistant Director
1987

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
78%
The Sacrifice
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 77%
role:
Casting
1986

Drama

7.9
77%
Paris, Texas
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 81%
role:
Assistant Director
1984

Drama

8.1
81%
Heads or Tails
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 68%
role:
Assistant Director
Not available
1980

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
68%
Not available
The Old Gun
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Assistant Director
Not available
1975

Drama

History

7.5
75%
Not available
Sweet Movie
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 54%
role:
Second Assistant Director
Not available
1974

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

6.0
54%
Not available
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FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Claire Denis are, for example, Stars at Noon, Both Sides of the Blade and High Life.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are The Story of Film: An Odyssey (8.5), QI (8.3) and Paris, Texas (8.1).
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