Claire Denis Ranked By Marcus Pinn

By: Marcus WP

Along with Micaeal Mann, Claire Denis is my 2nd most explored director this year. With the exception of that one dance documentary she made a few years, ive made it a point to try and see everything she’s done. The retrospective at IFC this year made that easy. Ive said this many times, but i’ll say it again; i think she’s one of the best directors working today. She has a style unlike anyone else. Her films have a masculinity that most male directors cant match. All of her movies have an amazing score/soundtrack (even the ones that arent scored by Tindersticks). And I love her choice of actors (especially Alex Descas and Vincent Gallo). I only wish she worked with Dennis Lavant more.

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Beau travail

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Nénette and Boni

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The Intruder

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Trouble Every Day

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U.S. Go Home

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White Material

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No Fear, No Die

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35 Shots of Rum

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Friday Night

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I Can't Sleep

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Chocolat

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Marcus WP

27Sep11

everything is biased towards her (btw, if it wasnt for me, she wouldnt have a profile picture on this site, lol). i dont know if you know, but this list changes a lot. especially the bottom half. i actually dont know what i was thinking with the white material ranking, but trouble every day is a masterpiece in my opinion.

Manfred

27Sep11

This list is biased towards Alice Houri - admit it!

Manfred

27Sep11

Why is 35 Shots so low??? White Material not as good as Trouble Every Day?? I guess this is an arbitrary list since all her stuff is amazing, but I'd place those two along with Travail and Intruder as her best work. ('Course I still haven't seen U.S. Go Home)