Claire Denis

...trying to make sense of the world. '35 Shots of Rum,' with Alex Descas, Mati Diop. Directed by Claire Denis, from a screenplay by Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau. 100 minutes. Not rated; for mature audiences. In French, with English...

In this article: Rum and Paris

...the other The Cello; thankfully, we were spared The Accordion-found an alarming number of world-class directors, from Claire Denis to Werner Herzog to Jean-Luc Godard, just dicking around for half a reel. Only Jim Jarmusch bothered to...

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...the rafters of the Kensington concert hall. Stadium: 11, 11:30 a.m.; 1:45, 2:15, 4:20, 4:50, 7, 7:30, 9:40, 10:10 p.m. Director Claire Denis examines the ties between a Parisian train driver who lives in peace and contentment with his...

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THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING I don't want to know how Claire Denis makes movies. Her magic is her business. But I imagine the process is like sculpture. A block of story is whittled and carved until only what's essential...

In this article: Rum, Yasujiro Ozu, Beau travail, and Paris

...place of magic and the supernatural within each person," wrote Le Monde. NDiaye recently co-wrote a film with French director Claire Denis, "White Material" starring Isabelle Huppert, about whites terrorised by roving child soldiers in...

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Radiance shines through in each frame of Claire Denis' sublime "35 Shots of Rum. " Mati Diop and Alex Descas star in a scene from Claire Denis' "35 Shots of Rum. " Alex Descas plays Lionel, a widowed father sharing a small Paris...

In this article: Gabrielle, Rum, Gregoire Colin, Chantal Akerman, and Paris

...of Rum' is a delicate tale of father-daughter love in a community of black Caribbean train drivers in Paris. Rating: * * * * Claire Denis (Beau Travail) has achieved a strange success with 35 Shots of Rum, going back to the Japanese...

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...the ebb and flow of everyday existence with real tenderness. A warm, engaging and utterly captivating triumph from director Claire Denis. Cert 12, NewWaveFilms, DVD: rental and retail DISAPPOINTING addition to the series filling in the...

In this article: Rum, Oscar, DVD, and Paris

A loving father and daughter have to look inward in Claire Denis' film about self discovery. By Kevin Thomas For 20 years, Claire Denis has been among France's foremost filmmakers with her acute yet subtle observations of the ebbs and...

In this article: Rum, Paris, Tindersticks, and Gregoire Colin

...are, and how the melancholy strains of ordinary existence are also its sweetest music. Directed by Claire Denis; written by Ms. Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau; director of photography, Agnes Godard; edited by Guy Lecorne; music by...

In this article: Rum, Beau travail, Gregoire Colin, and Agnes Godard