Claire Denis (with Dr. Felicity Gee)

Published: April 19, 2018, 1:15 p.m.

b"We are joined for this extended conversation about the work of filmmaker Claire Denis by Dr. Felicity Gee. Felicity, a previous guest of the show, provides some wonderful insight into and thoughts on the work of the French filmmaker whose new film Let The Sunshine In is released by Curzon/Artificial Eye this Friday, April 20th.The episode covers a range of topics including aesthetics and feminism, the canonisation of Beau Travail, as well as the new film and how it fits into her body of work. Music in the episode comes from some of the collaborations Denis has undertaken with the band Tindersticks.Music:Opening (from 35 Rhums) / The Black Mountain (from L\\u2019intrus) / Children\\u2019s Theme (from White Material) / Train Montage (from 35 Rhums) / Trouble Every Day (from Trouble Every Day).Click here to stream the album Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 by Tindersticks on SpotifyReferences:Dario mention's Judith Mayne's research on Claire DenisRyan Gilbey's interview with Claire Denis for the New Statesman (mentioned on a previous Patreon bonus epsiode by Ryan)Postscript 1:I watched 35 Shots of Rum again and it is as exquisite as Dario and Felicity discuss on the episode. NF.Postscript 2:\\xa0I apologise for all the rummaging you hear on the episode. Due to Dario and Felicity being in the same room we couldn't record using headphones over Skype so their mic picked up my fidgeting. NF."