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Denis was born in Paris, France , and raised in colonial Africa, where her father was a French official. She moved houses every two years because her father wanted them to know about geography. She used to watch the old damaged copies of war films that America would send when she was growing up in Africa. As an adolescent she loved to read. She would read all the required material in school, but would then sneak her mothers detective stories at night. Denis initially studied economics, but, she has said, "It was completely suicidal. Everything pissed me off." She then went to the IDHEC , the French film school, at the encouragement of her husband. He told her she needed to figure out what she wanted to do. She graduated from the IDHEC , and served as assistant to Jacques Rivette , Costa-Gavras , Jim Jarmusch , and Wim Wenders . You can see that her own style is strongly influenced by them. She prefers location work over studio work. She sometimes places her actors as if they were positioned for still photography. She uses longer takes with a stationary camera and frames things in long shot, resulting in fewer close ups. This is most likely from the influence of Wenders and Jarmusch. Her debut feature film '' Chocolat '' (1988), a semi-autobiographical meditation on African Colonialism , won her critical acclaim. With films such as '' US Go Home '' (1994), '' Nénette Et Boni '' (1996), '' Beau Travail '' (1999), '' Trouble Every Day '' (2001), and '' Vendredi Soir '' (2002) she established a reputation as a filmmaker who "has been able to reconcile the lyricism of French Cinema with the impulse to capture the often harsh face of contemporary France." Denis was a band leader, worked as an actress, notably in '') were inspired by the French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy . FILMOGRAPHY Feature films
Short films
Documentary films
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| Last | Taylor |
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| Author | Taylor, Charles |
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| Url | http://archivesaloncom/ent/movies/review/2000/03/31/beau_travail/ |
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| Title | "Beau Travail" |
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| Publisher | Saloncom |
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| Date | March 31, 2000 |
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| Accessmonthday | 13 June accessyear=2006 |
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