Beau travail

Beau travail

  • Director: Claire Denis
  • Writer: Claire Denis,Jean-Pol Fargeau,Herman Melville
  • Countries of origin: France
  • Language: French, Italian, Russian
  • Release date: May 3, 2000
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.66 : 1
  • Also known as: Beau Travail
  • "Beau travai" is a feature film directed by Claire Denis and starring Denis Lavant , MischaSubotkiof and Gregoire Colin . It was released in Italy on September 4, 1999.
    The film tells the story of a lieutenant who fell in love with the commander in a garrison camp in a French colony   .

    Details

    • Release date May 3, 2000
    • Filming locations Obock, Djibouti
    • Production companies La Sept-Arte, Pathé Télévision, S.M. Films

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $247,606

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $21,003

    Movie reviews

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    • By Verona 2022-03-21 09:03:06

      Worshiping the cancer left behind by colonial thinking - building masculine authority in the barracks

      On the eve of the millennium in 1999, which seemed to be peaceful, the world fell into a doomsday atmosphere, and people were turbulent and ready to move. When the Oscar-winning "American Beauty" (American Beauty) poured out the misery of middle-class men, Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" (Eyes Wide Shut), the ghost of Tom Cruise The men who roamed high-class parties like they were, or had nowhere to vent in "Fight Club", threw their fists at the eroding capitalism. Beau...

    • By Alexis 2022-01-19 08:02:12

      The Aesthetic Viewpoint of Taurus Girl

      At first I looked at it as a calcium film, but the plot of calcium was not at all. Instead, I was attracted and admired by the film's photography, physical body, and action metaphors. So much so that aroused the desire to go to Djibouti where the film was shot. The protagonist is the male lead actor in "Lovers in Shimbashi". But there are many beautiful men in it. Their movements in daily training are mixed with many metaphorical elements of dance. Plus the desert and ocean scenery. A rare...

    • By Kayli 2022-01-19 08:02:12

      Is it thoughtful or dull

      French movies look very strenuous. This may be caused by the French romance. When the movie is made, people have to use their brains. It does not seem to be casual but rather hard to think.
      This movie was accidentally watched in an Internet cafe, and it was marked as a war movie. Ha ha, I was fooled.
      The boring life of the army and the endless conflicts make people very troubled. I have been trying to understand or understand this movie, but unfortunately I can’t understand it. Maybe...

    • By Jerald 2022-01-19 08:02:12

      Why is it called "Forbidden Love in the Army"?

      To be honest, I really didn't see how "forbidden love" happened in the military.
      In a barren French colony in Africa, a pair of sturdy soldiers are doing arduous and endless training and labor. The strange and ugly officer (it is said to be a very famous French actor, his acting skills are really good) are inexplicably right. The new handsome Russian guy was full of resentment and jealousy, and then all kinds of stories happened, with few lines, which was a boring movie.
      What attracts...

    • By Esmeralda 2022-01-19 08:02:12

      Classic review: more than just "Beau travail" of gay movies

      "We want to regulate so we must wear uniforms, and carefully ironing uniforms is part of the regulations." From the words of the elderly boss Bruno, the audience can regard the scenes of ironing uniforms/clothes in the movie "Beau travail" or the scene of the protagonist Galoup (played by Denis Lavant) meticulously tidying up the sheets, which are to be followed by the military Symbol of dogma and discipline. Under this strict and demanding system, soldiers need to be careful. For example, they...

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    • By Kyle 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      4.4 stars. The confused feelings in the army grow secretly. You can see the body of a strong man, but you can't see the obvious emotional line, and you can't see the boat scene. The atmosphere is really well controlled. Because of love, because of jealousy, someone ruined it. It's a pity that your own life is also ruined by...

    • By Ewell 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      A-. It was obscure when I looked at it, but in retrospect I was convinced by its strange strength. With the help of the body's container, Denis interprets a kind of "repression release", internalizing the dramatic conflict and continuing to pressurize it until love, jealousy, and vitality all burst out of the body's blockade. Therefore, it is latent, like the silent eyes, the salt grains covering the face; it is also arrogant, like the blood that dyes the red blue sea, and the knife light of...

    • By Eleonore 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      Although I don't quite understand the director's meaning, it can be seen that it is a masterpiece. Lenses and pictures are beautiful. free to watch...

    • By Arvid 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      It really captures the beauty of men, but it's a pity that the main actor is the ugly Denis...

    • By Jeffrey 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      The daily life of the French foreign mercenaries, a true expression of humanity. A troublesome Chinese translation of the name is more aptly translated into excellent work. The dullness and obscurity cannot conceal Claire Danes' skillful use of film language, and the cinematographic layout is surprisingly well done. The crazy solo dance of the dead soul of Denilawang should be the source of the corresponding scene in the fireworks of the...

    Movie plot

    A French volunteer army is stationed in the endless wilderness of East Africa. Here is their colony, sunshine, sea, wasteland. Lieutenant Gropp ( Denis Lavant ) quietly listens to music and makes a cup of coffee. On this day, the Legion welcomed a group of new soldiers with white, yellow, and black skins, all of whom would receive boring training in this place. One of them is called Santein ( Gregoire Colin ) , handsome and powerful...
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    The film has a bold lens style and a cold expression tone   . With the doctrine, honor, and absolute obedience of military training as the background, the performance of male physical image ballet is full of the laws of the man’s world that is confusing and observable from the eyes of women. In the absolute worship of the flesh of men, the irony of fighting men like animals is also revealed   . (Sohu Entertainment Review) (Netease...
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    Movie quotes

    • Galoup: We all have a trashcan within. That's my theory.

    • Commander Bruno Forestier: [subtitled version]

      [in Russian]

      Commander Bruno Forestier: Why did you join the Legion?

      Legionnaire: [in Russian] Commandant, you know what it's like in Russia. No money, no work. I was in the army there for two years. I fought for Russia. But it's impossible to fight just for an ideal. An ideal that just keeps changing. You know what I mean?

      Commander Bruno Forestier: [in Russian] What ideal?

    • Galoup: [subtitled version] Maybe freedom begins with remorse. Maybe freedom begins with remorse. I heard that somewhere.