Beau Travail15
Amid the deep blue waters and sunbaked deserts of Djibouti, a French Foreign Legion sergeant begins a path to self-destruction, driven by his obsession with a captivating young recruit. Masculine codes of honour, the lasting impact of colonialism, and repressed desire blend in acclaimed filmmaker Claire Denis’s (High Life, Trouble Every Day) hypnotically sensual adaptation of Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd, Sailor’.
Voted the 7th Greatest Film of All Time in the BFI’s recent Sight And Sound poll of 2023.
Reviews
‘A film that has the sweep and esthetic power of a full-length ballet.’
Stephen Holden, The New York Times
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We showed Beau Travail between December 1, 2024 and December 3, 2024.
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