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Sep 28, 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 ...
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.
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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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.
Oct 20, 2020 · Melville’s John Claggart, the master-at-arms whose obsession with the handsome young sailor Billy turns destructive, is the archetypal self-hating gay villain. In “Beau Travail,” Claggart...
Sep 15, 2020 · At the heart of Beau travail lies a male triangle. Sergeant Galoup (an electrifying Denis Lavant), part of a Foreign Legion regiment stationed in Djibouti, serves under commanding officer Forestier (Michel Subor), for whom he has a deep admiration and fondness.
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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.
