FILM DIRECTOR

Claire Denis

1946 - Today

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Claire Denis (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claire Denis is the 393rd most popular film director (up from 403rd in 2019), the 2,273rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,291st in 2019) and the 51st most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Claire Denis ranks 393 out of 2,041. Before her are Ladislas Starevich, Valerio Zurlini, Jim Abrahams, Ken Russell, Edward Zwick, and Georgiy Daneliya. After her are Richard Brooks, Kinji Fukasaku, Irvin Kershner, Gaspar Noé, Mervyn LeRoy, and Robert Stevenson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Claire Denis ranks 207. Before her are Jesualdo Ferreira, Dave Hill, Diane von Fürstenberg, Lucien Van Impe, Jeffrey Jones, and Allan Clarke. After her are Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Nicole Garcia, Shlomo Sand, Rodrigo Lara, Jean-Jacques Beineix, and Stig Blomqvist.

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In France

Among people born in France, Claire Denis ranks 2,273 out of 6,770. Before her are Paul Morand (1888), François-Xavier Fabre (1766), Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889), Peter I of Courtenay (1126), Henry Beaufort (1374), and Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784). After her are Marcellin Marbot (1782), Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880), Peter the Venerable (1092), Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757), Anne Golon (1921), and René Pottier (1879).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Claire Denis ranks 51. Before her are Alexandre Astruc (1923), Édouard Molinaro (1928), Leos Carax (1960), Nadine Trintignant (1934), Marcel Camus (1912), and Jacques Doillon (1944). After her are Just Jaeckin (1940), Albert Lamorisse (1922), Jacques Deray (1929), Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946), Louis Delluc (1890), and Olivier Assayas (1955).

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