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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 · Beau Travail: Directed by Claire Denis. With Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet. An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.
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...
Sep 15, 2020 · A film essay on Beau travail, a 1999 masterpiece by French director Claire Denis, set in Djibouti and inspired by Melville, Britten and Godard. Explore the themes of foreignness, nonbelonging, masculinity and sensuality in this cinematic graft of diverse sources.
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.
Beau travail is a French drama film by Claire Denis, based on Melville's Billy Budd. It follows a Foreign Legion officer's jealousy and obsession with a young recruit in Djibouti.
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 and ambiguous narrative.
