Beau travail (1999)
Beau travail (1999)
DVDRip | MKV | 660x480 | x264 @ 2042 Kbps | 89 min | 1,44 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama, War
DVDRip | MKV | 660x480 | x264 @ 2042 Kbps | 89 min | 1,44 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama, War
Director: Claire Denis
Writers: Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Stars: Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin
This film focuses on ex-Foreign Legion officer, Galoup, as he recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, but the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind. He feels compelled to stop him from coming to the attention of the commandant who he admires, but who ignores him. Ultimately, his jealousy leads to the destruction of both Sentain and himself.
IMDB - 6 wins
Going against the trend of reviews here, as is usual for me, I loved this film. Perhaps only another outsider can see how brilliantly Lavant acts the outsider. He is a jealous outsider, jealous of Sentain. He is jealous of him, not in love with him and there is a difference. Galoup (Lavant) truly loves Forestier, but as Galoup points out, Forestier doesn't care. Instead, when Sentain appears, Forestier is attracted to him in a way he was not to Galoup. Well, Sentain is charming, calm, open, attractive, all the things Galoup is not. Sentain is one of the gang, Galoup is an outsider and no matter how hard he tries, he cannot get in. Much of the film is dialogue free, but Lavant admirably shows what he is feeling with his facial and body gestures. And after all that falls out from this jealous rage, Galoup is returned to France but still remains an outsider. No friends in the Legion, nor out of it. And the finale, Galoup dancing by himself in a very contorted way, is one of the most agonizing I have seen. It represents well what Galoup's life is like. You should not see this film if you are looking for a homoerotic experience. It is not about sexuality, but the rage of an outsider. As such, it is brilliant.
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Beau travail (1999)
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