Claire Denis

Film Review: Claire Denis’s “Stars At Noon” — A Romance Novel Elevated by Auteurist Flourishes

October 2, 2022
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The action, as it were, is mostly the exhaustively filmed grappling of two beautiful people in no-star motels.

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Film Review: Claire Denis’s Furious “Both Sides of the Blade” — Electricity Run Amok

July 5, 2022
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In a world riven by war and flirting with Armageddon you’d be forgiven for wondering how the microcosmic hothouse of Fire could command your attention. The answer: director Claire Denis’s artistry.

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Film Review: “High Life” — Messy, Earthy Existentialism, In Outer Space

April 21, 2019
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In space, no one can hear you go extinct.

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Film Review: “Let the Sunshine In” — Darkness Reigns

May 25, 2018
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Let the Sunshine In is French filmmaker Claire Denis’s one-note ode to the power of love even when, in this case, love stinks like dead fish.

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Coming Attractions in Film: January 2012

January 6, 2012
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This month and into February there is a treasure trove of rare treats and great opportunities to see all kinds of film around New England.

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