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Inspired by Herman Melville's 'Billy Budd', filmmaker Claire Denis' BEAU TRAVAIL is a stunning combination of literature, music, poetry and dance that explores the near mythical world of the French Foreign Legion.
Denis Lavant stars as Galoup, a sergeant-major whose position and power are threatened when the bravery and heroism of new recruit Sentain (Grégoire Colin) attracts the attention of the platoon's commandant (Michael Subor). |
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Enraged, Galoup plots Sentain's downfall, a doomed course of action that leads to his own undoing.
Director Denis creates a dark mounting tension which underlies the exquisite cinematography of Agnès Godard, whose stark visual style contrasts vividly with the graceful training rituals of the sculpted young soldiers.
A powerful examination of masculinity, BEAU TRAVAIL is mesmeric, sensual and extraordinarily beautiful.
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