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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.
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- Drama, War
- Claire Denis
- 2000-05-03
Sep 28, 2020 · Who is this untamed person, seemingly drunk on life, we see in the dance? Mr. Lavant, in a Criterion interview, said he viewed his dancing self as “a projection of who Galoup might wish to be.”
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 29, 2024 · Claire Denis' 1999 film 'Beau Travail' features a stunning performance from Denis Lavant as Adjudant-Chef Galoup, a jealous leader of the French Foreign Legion.
Sep 29, 2020 · Mr. Lavant, who trained in the circus, is a natural mover: Remember his sprinting dance in Leos Carax’s “Mauvais Sang,” in which he runs to David Bowie’s “Modern Love”? (Frances Ha enjoys a dash down the street to the same song, too.) In “Beau Travail,” he isn’t alone.
Oct 20, 2020 · Denis Lavant, in the role of Galoup in Claire Denis’ film, echoes the character of John Claggart from Herman Melville’s novella “Billy Budd, Sailor.” Photograph courtesy Janus Films.
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This interview with actor Denis Lavant was recorded in Paris in 2020.
