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Claire Denis

French film director (born 1946)

9.66body-of-work score · ranked #94 of 2631 directors · 13 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
April 21, 1946 · Paris
Nationality
France
Work
actor, film director, screenwriter, university teacher
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Claire Denis
Elena Ternovaja · CC BY-SA 3.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Beau TravailMust-See #125

    1999 · France · drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2000 #1 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #7 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #14

    3.236 citations
  2. 2
    Nenette and BoniNénette et Boni

    1996 · France · drama

    Locarno Golden Leopard winner 1996 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1997 #5 · Sarris's annual top 10 1997 #7

    1.113 citations
  3. 3
    Stars at Noon

    2022 · France · drama, romance, thriller

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 2022 · Film Comment year-end poll 2022 #17

    0.992 citations
  4. 4
    35 Shots of Rum35 rhums

    2008 · France / Germany · drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2009 #4 · Rolling Stone 100 Best of the 21st Century #76

    0.672 citations
  5. 5
    White Material

    2009 · France · drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2010 #3 · Criterion Collection spine #560

    0.662 citations
  6. 6
    I Can't SleepJ'ai pas sommeil

    1994 · France / Switzerland · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1994 #2

    0.631 citation
  7. 7
    The IntruderL'Intrus

    2004 · France · comedy, drama

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #243 · Film Comment year-end poll 2005 #18

    0.612 citations
  8. 8
    Let the Sunshine InUn beau soleil intérieur

    2017 · France · drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2018 #7 · Criterion Collection spine #976

    0.492 citations
  9. 9
    High Life

    2018 · France / United Kingdom / Germany · sci-fi, horror, drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2019 #7

    0.331 citation
  10. 10
    US Go Home

    1994 · France

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1994 #9

    0.301 citation
  11. 11
    BastardsLes Salauds

    2013 · France / Germany · drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2013 #13

    0.261 citation
  12. 12
    Vendredi soir

    2002 · France · drama, romance

    Film Comment year-end poll 2003 #36

    0.191 citation
  13. 13
    Chocolat

    1988 · France · drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 24 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.