Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot was born on Oct 05, 1713 in France. Denis Diderot's big-screen debut came with Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne directed by Robert Bresson in 1945. Denis Diderot is known for The Nun directed by Jacques Rivette, Anna Karina stars as Suzanne and Liselotte Pulver as Mme de Chelles. The upcoming new movie Denis Diderot plays is Lady J which will be released on Mar 08, 2019.

One of the most prominent French philosophes and the author of "L'Encyclopédie", Diderot was born in 1713, the son of a cutler. An ardent student of classical literature, he attended the University of Paris, from which he received a master of the arts degree in 1732. A radical freethinker, Diderot rejected conventional dogma and associated himself with some of the most enlightened philosophers of his age. His books were burned and Diderot himself served three months in Vincennes prison in retaliation for his attacks on the conventional morality of the day. Some of his books were considered so radical that they were banned until after his death.