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Beau Travail (pronounced [bo tʁa.vaj], French for "good work") is a 1999 French film directed by Claire Denis that is loosely based on Herman Melville's 1888 novella Billy Budd. The story is set in Djibouti, where the protagonists are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion.
May 3, 2000 · A former sergeant recalls his time in Djibouti, where he led troops and faced jealousy and betrayal. The film is based on Herman Melville's Billy Budd and features a dance scene in a single take.
Aug 17, 2020 · The new restoration of Claire Denis's Beau Travail opens on September 4 in the Film at Lincoln Center Virtual Cinema! Watch: https://www.filmlinc.org/streamC...
A French Foreign Legion sergeant (Denis Lavant) falls in love with a young recruit (Grégoire Colin) in Djibouti. This sensual and violent film by Claire Denis explores themes of masculinity, colonialism, and desire, with a stunning operatic soundtrack by Benjamin Britten.
Foreign Legion officer, Galoup, recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, but the arrival of a promising young ...
Beau Travail is a visual and thematic adaptation of Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd, set in a French Foreign Legion outpost in Djibouti. The film explores the themes of male identity, desire, violence and memory through a complex web of narrative and cinematic devices.
Overview. Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind. Claire Denis. Director, Screenplay.
