Claire Denis Collection (4-disc) (ej svensk text)

This collection of films directed by the phenomenally talented Claire Denis serves as a showcase of her decade-spanning, award-winning career, beginning with her international break-through “Chocolat” and carrying through to her most recent work “White Material”. Focussing on the paradoxes of human interaction and the complexity of the individual’s relationship with society and the world at large, Denis’ work has been hailed for its subtlety, delicacy and power, as well as its stunning technical proficiency. Brave, challenging and frequently controversial, Claire Denis is one of the most important French filmmakers of her generation and is the most critically acclaimed female director working in the world today. CHOCOLAT: Claire Denis’ international breakthrough, this masterful examination of the lure, fear and intangibility of “the other”, revolving around the lives of a white family in the final days of colonial Cameroon, epitomises the director’s vision in precise, vivid clarity. (France 1988, 100 mins. approx) NÉNETTE ET BONI: A tender, touching portrait of two teenage siblings driven apart by the strains of society, NÉNETTE ET BONI is shot through with symbolism, humour and an intimacy of expression that make it one of Claire Denis' most sensitive, humane and accessible films. (France 1996, 100 mins. approx) BEAU TRAVAIL: By turns balletic, horrific, mesmerizing and surreal, Denis’ re-telling of the “Billy Budd” story in the French Foreign Legion combines literature, music, poetry and dance to create a stunningly beautiful, profoundly moving cinematic vision like no other. (France 1998, 90 mins. approx) WHITE MATERIAL: As breathtaking as any thriller but with all the hallmarks of intelligence you would expect from Denis’ finest work, this story of a coffee plantation owner trapped in the midst of a brutal civil war features an extraordinary performance from Isabelle Huppert (Amour, The Piano Teacher). (France, Cameroon 2009, 101 mins. approx)