Beau Travail

• Denis Lavant: Galoup
• Grégoire Colin Gilles Sentain
• Michel Subor: Commander Bruno Forestier
• Marta Tafesse spot: Young Woman
• Nicolas Duvauchelle: legionnaire

The legionnaire is a French film directed by Claire Denis dating back to 1999.

Action

A group of young legionaries on the Gulf of Djibouti, is loyal to their trainers, the sergeant Galoup ( Denis Lavant ). Galoup knows nothing other than the Army and its mission, but the order is disturbed by the young soldier Sentain ( Grégoire Colin ).

To get rid Sentain, Galoup sets a trap, as a result of which he commits a disciplinary violation. As punishment Galoup puts him out alone in the salt desert, handed Sentain previously but a broken compass, so that it is impossible to find back to the camp.

Galoup flies open and is forced to leave the Legion. Sentain is found and rescued by a group of locals. Back in Marseille, Galoup looks outside the Legion's no future for themselves. The last scene of the film suggests a suicide Galoups.

Music

To the music counts among other things, The Rhythm of the Night by Corona.

Reviews

The film was praised for its great panoramas of the secluded North African desert landscapes and its thrilling choreography.

The FAZ certified the film at the International Film Festival in Berlin in 2000 in the International Forum of New Cinema, a " style height and density, reach the forum a few feature films. "

The Swiss newspaper Le Temps praises: " Claire Denis films the men in an unprecedented sensuality and a mixture of naivety and pride ... one of the best films of the year ".

The newspaper Libération in this work the " most physical, image strongest film Claire Denis ' ".

The film was awarded in Montreal in 1999 with the Louve d'or, and at the Geneva Festival Tout écran with the award for best director.

Background

The screenplay for Beau Travail is inspired by Herman Melville's story Billy Budd.