question: Which film director was born first, Todd Solondz or Claire Denis?
answer: Claire Denis
context: Title: Claire Denis
  Passage: Claire Denis (] ; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and writer.  Denis is widely considered as one of the strongest voices in contemporary world cinema: her films "White Material" and "35 Shots of Rum" are frequently included among the best films of the 21st century, and, alongside her earlier works, e.g. Chocolat and Beau Travail, are considered as modern masterpieces and among the greatest films directed by women in the history of cinema.  Her work has a lasting impact on cinematic identity of Europe and has dealt with themes of colonial and post-colonial West Africa, as well as issues in modern France.
  Title: Jean-Pol Fargeau
  Passage: Jean-Pol Fargeau is a French screenwriter and frequent collaborator of director Claire Denis.  With Denis, he co-wrote "Chocolat" (1988), "Beau Travail" (1999), and "35 Shots of Rum" (2008) and "Bastards" (2013) among others.  As of 2015, Fargeau and Denis are writing their first English-language film with novelist Zadie Smith and Smith's husband, novelist and poet Nick Laird; the film is a science-fiction piece set in space.
  Title: James Chinlund
  Passage: James Chinlund (born March 17, 1971) was born and raised in New York City.  He studied Fine Art at CalArts in Los Angeles, with a focus on sculpture and large scale installation work.  After graduating, Chinlund returned to New York and started his career in film, first as a carpenter, before finding opportunities as a Production Designer on music videos and independent films.  During this period he first worked with frequent collaborator Darren Aronofsky ("Requiem for a Dream", "The Fountain") in addition to other directors in the New York independent film world including: Todd Solondz ("Storytelling"), Paul Schrader ("Auto Focus") and Spike Lee ("25th Hour").  Over the years James has been active in the worlds of commercials and fashion as well.  Collaborators include: Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Rupert Sanders, Spike Jonze, Fredrik Bond, Lance Acord, Gus Van Sant and Harmony Korine.  In 2010 he won both the Art Directors Guild and the AICP awards for "Absolut World", a commercial collaboration with director Rupert Sanders.  After a short break from features to care for his young daughter, Chinlund returned to the feature world in 2012 to work on "The Avengers" for Marvel which set a record for the highest grossing opening weekend of all time.  In 2015 he was nominated for an Art Director’s Guild Award and the Saturn Award for his work on the Fox film "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" directed by Matt Reeves.  Most recently James has completed work on the next film in the Apes series "War for the Planet of the Apes".
  Title: High Life (2018 film)
  Passage: High Life is an upcoming sci-fi adventure drama film written directed by Claire Denis.  It is Denis' first English language film.  Apart from Denis, her long-time collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau and novelist Nick Laird co-wrote the screenplay for the film.  Additionally Laird's wife Zadie Smith polished the script.  The film stars Robert Pattinson, Patricia Arquette, and Mia Goth in lead roles.  The film focuses on a group of criminals who are tricked into believing they will be freed if they participate in a mission to travel on a spaceship towards a black hole to find an alternate energy source while being sexually experimented on by the scientists on board.
  Title: Todd Solondz
  Passage: Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is an American independent film screenwriter and director known for his style of dark, thought-provoking, socially conscious satire.  Solondz has been critically acclaimed for his examination of the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia," a reflection of his own background in New Jersey.  His work includes "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (1995), "Happiness" (1998), "Storytelling" (2001), "Palindromes" (2004), "Life During Wartime" (2009), "Dark Horse" (2011), and "Wiener-Dog (2016).
  Title: Derrick Tseng
  Passage: Derrick Tseng (born 1954) is an American independent film producer based in New York City.  After establishing himself as a first assistant director in the mid 1990s, he moved up the ranks of the New York independent film world, eventually establishing himself as a producer.  Tseng is a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Todd Solondz, credited as Co-Producer on his 2011 film "Dark Horse", and Producer on "Life During Wartime" (2009) and “Palindromes” (2004).
  Title: Jason Kliot
  Passage: Jason Kliot (born 1963) is an American independent film producer based in New York.  Kliot emerged with the American indie wave of the 1990s, producing alongside his wife and business partner Joana Vicente.  In 1995 Kliot and Vicente associate produced Todd Solondz's feature debut, "Welcome to the Dollhouse", which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.  Kliot and Vicente have since worked with directors such as Steven Soderbergh, Brian De Palma, Hal Hartley, Nicole Holofcener, Jim Jarmusch, and Alex Gibney.
  Title: Denis Lavant
  Passage: Denis Lavant (born 17 June 1961) is a French actor known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association with director Leos Carax.  Lavant has played the lead role in all but one of Carax's films.  Lavant is also known for his roles in Claire Denis' "Beau Travail", and Harmony Korine's "Mister Lonely".
  Title: Edward Lachman
  Passage: Edward Lachman, A.S.C. (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director.  Lachman is mostly associated with the American independent film movement, and has served as director of photography on films by Todd Haynes (including "Far From Heaven" in 2002, which earned Lachman an Academy Award nomination), Ulrich Seidl, Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh and Paul Schrader.  His other work includes Werner Herzog's "La Soufrière" (1977), "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), Sofia Coppola's directorial debut, "The Virgin Suicides" (1999), Robert Altman's last picture "A Prairie Home Companion" (2006), and Todd Solondz's "Life During Wartime" (2009).  He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
citations: Claire Denis Todd Solondz