I've experienced love and ambition and desire in my life, but never in the same way as in a family. Claire Denis ambitiondesireexperience Change image and share on social
The history of colonisation cannot disappear. Claire Denis colonisationdisappearhistory Change image and share on social
I really started watching films when I was 14. As I became a teenager, there was nothing that really interested me apart from music, books and films. Claire Denis bookfilminterest Change image and share on social
I think a film noir demands a beginning and an end. Claire Denis begindemandend Change image and share on social
I am always asked, 'You grew up in Africa?' Every time I introduce a film, or I'm interviewed, 'You grew up in Africa?' Claire Denis africaaskfilm Change image and share on social
I always thought of Djibouti as a place where human history hasn't really begun yet - or perhaps it's already over. There's something in the landscape that's stronger than human civilisation. There's no agriculture, for example, and there are live volcanoes. Claire Denis agriculturebegincivilisation share on social
I think cinema is linked to literature by a lot of social ways. Our brains are full of literature - my brain is. Claire Denis braincinemafull Change image and share on social
I was never very interested in my own experience, I think, in fact, if my films have a common link, maybe it's being a foreigner - it's common for people who are born abroad - they don't know so well where they belong. Claire Denis abroadbearbelong share on social
I hate the idea of growing accustomed to someone and being faithful. Claire Denis accustomfaithfulgrow Change image and share on social