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).
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.
Every image is about subjectivity.
Every image is about subjectivity.
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.
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.
For me, film-making is a journey into the impossible.
For me, film-making is a journey into the impossible.
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 challe...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. Show less «
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