Often, women as little girls are sent off on a track for them to live a perfect life and be a perfect woman. Not for boys, who can be themselves with their mood and their temper. Claire Denis boygirllife Change image and share on social
Marguerite Duras was a very good friend of mine and an intellectual hero. She was also a sort of mother figure. Of course she was an influence. Claire Denis durafigurefriend Change image and share on social
It's not that I don't like words. There's sometimes no need for words. Claire Denis word Change image and share on social
'Chocolat' was a sort of statement of my own childhood, recognizing I experienced something from the end of the colonial era and the beginning of independence as I was a child that really made me aware of things I never forgot - a sort of childhood that made me different when I was a student in France. Claire Denis awarebeginchild share on social
When you have countries that have a lot of minerals and diamonds and oil and are in business with companies from all over the world - but these companies don't share, really, their profits - this is called post-post-colonial. Claire Denis businesscallcolonial share on social
I think working as an assistant was a part of knowing people who like cinema, and to learn from a movie, you have to watch it. Claire Denis assistantcinemaknow Change image and share on social
Sometimes bleak is good. Sometimes bleak is necessary. Some part of life is always bleak. Claire Denis bleakgoodlife Change image and share on social
What I don't like so much is to give explanations about people's behaviour... I'm not interested in making conclusions. I would never think about myself or anyone else, 'Well, this happened, this happened, this happened, so this must be the result.' It doesn't work like that with me. Claire Denis behaviourconclusionexplanation share on social
The history of colonisation cannot disappear. Claire Denis colonisationdisappearhistory Change image and share on social