Claire Denis Quotes


When I was a child I had a nightmare, and in the morning, I asked my mother and father, 'If I kill someone, would you still love me?' My parents were very preoccupied with this, but I think I'm not the only one to ask for that - not love, but absolute fidelity.


Citations

Brooks, Xan. "Claire Denis: 'I'm afraid of family'." The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 6 July 2010, www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/06/claire-denis-white-material.

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Claire Denis
Claire Denis
  • Born: April 21, 1946
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Director, Writer, Professor

Claire Denis is a French film director and writer. Her feature film Beau Travail (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s. Other acclaimed works include Trouble Every Day (2001), 35 Shots of Rum (2008), White Material (2009) and High Life (2018).