Claire Denis
Film director · 12 films (1988–2022)
Claire Denis is a director whose work here spans Chocolat (1988) to Stars At Noon (2022), across drama and romance. 8 of those films were photographed by Agnès Godard. The work runs close — 36% of frames across the 12 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 709 frames from 12 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Claire Denis 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.
Born 21 April 1946 · Paris, France
Directing style
Claire Denis constructs intimate, psychologically tense dramas by favoring eye-level closeups and medium shots captured with a shallow depth of field that isolates characters within their environments. Her scenes are frequently set at night or within interiors, utilizing naturalistic lighting from windows, fluorescent fixtures, and practical sources to paint a predominantly cool, desaturated palette of slate grays, muted blues, and earthy, shadowed ochres. This combination of tight, eye-level framing and dim, localized illumination fosters a prevailing atmosphere of loneliness and quiet apprehension.
Awards
- Berliner Kunstpreis · 2011
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2022
Films directed by Claire Denis
About Claire Denis
When was Claire Denis born?
Claire Denis was born on 21 April 1946 in Paris, France.
What films has Claire Denis directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 12 of them: Chocolat (1988), I Can’t Sleep (1994), Nenette et Boni (1996), Beau Travail (1999), Trouble Every Day (2001), Vendredi Soir (2002), 35 Shots of Rum (2008) and White Material (2009) and more.
What awards has Claire Denis won?
Berliner Kunstpreis (2011) and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2022).
Search every frame of Claire Denis’s films
All 709 indexed frames from 12 films directed by Claire Denis — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.