Review of Beau Travail (2000) by Hans L — 08 Aug 2008
The established order and tranquility of the French Foreign Legion is rocked for Denis Lavant's commander when a younger, healthier, fitter and altogether hornier new recruit arrives in the African desert.
The colonial gaze is directed at the parts of its own machinery in the lingering and fecund mapping of the male form. But the real beauty at the centre of this film is how Clare Denis reminds us of the original ontology of the moving image.
The camera simply records. Elliptical, lyrical and ambiguous it's a film about how we cannot forget the things we wished we had not done.
This review of Beau Travail (2000) was written by Hans L on 08 Aug 2008.
Beau Travail has generally received very positive reviews.
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