This film focuses on an ex-Foreign Legion officer as he recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in Djibouti.
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Claire Denis
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Title: Beau Travail (1999)
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6 wins & 10 nominations.
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| Denis Lavant | ... | Galoup | |
| Michel Subor | ... | Commander Bruno Forestier | |
| Grégoire Colin | ... | Gilles Sentain | |
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Richard Courcet | ... | Legionnaire |
| Nicolas Duvauchelle | ... | Legionnaire | |
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Adiatou Massudi | ... | Legionnaire |
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Mickael Ravovski | ... | Legionnaire |
| Dan Herzberg | ... | Legionnaire | |
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Giuseppe Molino | ... | Legionnaire |
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Gianfranco Poddighe | ... | Legionnaire |
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Marc Veh | ... | Legionnaire |
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Thong Duy Nguyen | ... | Legionnaire |
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Jean-Yves Vivet | ... | Legionnaire |
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Bernardo Montet | ... | Legionnaire |
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Dimitri Tsiapkinis | ... | Legionnaire |
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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. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>
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military training | legionnaire | french foreign legion | djibouti | 1990s |Certificate:
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Performed by Oliver N'Goma (as Olivier N'Goma)
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© Editions Lusafrica and Olivier N'Goma
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3 May 2000 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$21,003, 2 April 2000Gross USA:
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_Beau travail_ gives proof that French cinema can still produce masterpieces. This adaptation of Melville focuses on Vere rather than Billy and on a ritualistic masculine life that has lost its function and degenerated into sterile rivalry. It shows the subtle triumph of the female principle in this harsh environment without ever striking a discordant ideological note. The cinematography displaying the men against the desert is breathtaking, and the rhythm of the narrative sequences builds tension with a brilliant economy of means. Even the French is beautifully written. The best French film I've seen in years (and I've seen quite a few).