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Talent Claire Denis

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Review

Stars at Noon

by Jourdain Searles

Claire Denis adapts Denis Johnson’s 1986 nov­el about love in a time of rev­o­lu­tion, with fas­ci­nat­ing results.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Both Sides of the Blade

by David Jenkins

Juli­ette Binoche and Vin­cent Lin­don deliv­er the dra­mat­ic goods in French mas­ter Claire Denis’ nuanced explo­ration of mar­ried life.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

High Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Claire Denis con­tem­plates exis­tence, evo­lu­tion and sur­vival in deep space with Robert Pat­tin­son and Juli­ette Binoche.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Let the Sunshine In

by Adam Nayman

Juli­ette Binoche goes look­ing for love in this scin­til­lat­ing com­e­dy-dra­ma from French direc­tor Claire Denis.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Bastards

by Violet Lucca

French mas­ter Claire Denis gets seedy and sin­is­ter with an extra­or­di­nary mod­ern riff on the clas­sic noir thriller.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect