What is Claire Denis?
[[File:Claire Denis 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra) 2.jpg|right|thumb|Claire Denis in 2009.]] '''Claire Denis''' (born April 21, 1946) is a [[France|French]] [[movie director]]. In 1988, the first movie directed by Denis, ''Chocolat'', was released. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. ==Early life== Denis was born in [[Paris]] in 1946, but she was raised in colonial French [[Africa]]. When she was 14, she moved back to Paris with her mother to finish her [[education]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Denis, Claire}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Swiss academics]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Movie directors from Paris]] {{bio-stub}}