52 Films by Women Vol 9. 30. The Fence (Director: Claire Denis)
Pictured : Alboury ( Isaach de Bankolé ) patiently awaits the release of his brother's body in a scene from ' The Fence ', director Claire Denis ' adaptation of Bernard-Marie Koltes ' 1979 play, ' Black Battles with Dogs '. Still: (c) Curiosa, Saint Laurent, Vixens In her 79 th year, French director Claire Denis returns to Africa for her 17 th fictional feature film, The Fence , an English language drama based on a French play, ‘Black Battles With Dogs’ by Bernard-Marie Koltes, first performed in 1979. Alboury (Denis’ frequent collaborator, Isaach de Bankolé) appears at the fence of a ‘West African construction site’ to claim the body of his brother (Brian Begnan) apparently hit by a bulldozer; the film’s production notes specify the setting as Nigeria. He insists on do so immediately in order to assuage the grief of the deceased’s mother. The foreman, Horn (Matt Dillon in his third collaboration with a French female director in six years, after Proxima ...