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By Madeline M (234) on 19 Jun 2010

This is an easy movie to watch - unless you have an aversion to men in shorts? - but a difficult one to comprehend…

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By George B (718) on 01 Jun 2010

A French Legionnaire sergeant stationed in Djibouti feels threatened by the presence of a strapping new recruit…

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By Jaime G (251) on 01 May 2010

Majestic and grandiose, Claire Denis' amazingly abstract retelling of Herman Melville's Billy Budd is one of the great films of the 1990s…

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By Jeffa (11) on 01 Jan 2010

Ugh, another pretentious, boring art film. Truly lame. What is it with the french? I see so many of the worst films coming from there…

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By Alex C (1,429) on 17 Dec 2009

Engrossing exploration of masculinity follows a group of French Foreign Legionaries stationed in Djibouti, whose harsh surroundings harbor…

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By Yvan (1) on 09 Dec 2009

A stunning, melancholy film. Easily one of the best of the decade…

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By Niels V (10) on 26 Sep 2009

Quiet, almost cameral drama in the ranks of the French Foreign Legion…

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By Rachel B (871) on 29 Jul 2009

Arty film about everyday life in the foreign legion that reminded me of McQueen's recent 'Hunger' with its detached visual style…

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By Michael D (2,363) on 29 Jul 2009

Arty film about everyday life in the foreign legion that reminded me of McQueen's recent 'Hunger' with its detached visual style…

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By Miya S (15) on 24 Jul 2009

You've never seen a Herman Melville adaptation quite like this one before…

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By Josh S (1,500) on 26 May 2009

Beyond letter grade or stars given, Beau Travail is simply a work of art, and the most aptly named film I've ever seen. Good work…

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By Daniel A (1,013) on 05 Apr 2009

Fantastic film with big panoramics. Visually a maaterpiece, Denis's best film, I think…

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Review of Beau Travail (2000)

By Michael A (1,637) on 26 Mar 2009

Film choregraphie qui dit le corps, montre les corps. Un des plus bel opus de Claire Denis dont le sujet en sous texte serait l'etreinte…

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By Sam S (1,174) on 24 Mar 2009

The more I think about it, the more I really like it. strange…

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By Mihalis M (10) on 02 Mar 2009

I appreciated the beautiful images of the Djibouti coastline, the rocky wasteland, and the salt flats, as well as the choreographed exercises,…

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Review of Beau Travail (2000)

By Michael B (2,768) on 27 Jan 2009

A visual and visceral treat...stunning cinematography and a minimal storyline that evokes more emotion and passion than most films can even…

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By Maya S (139) on 16 Dec 2008

Other reviewers talk about what a weak movie this was. The movie has some problems which I overlook…

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By Cli O (622) on 04 Nov 2008

Denis' most fully realized film…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 21 Oct 2008

This film does not follow a narrative structure, which I obviously have no problems with but it just didnt click with me as much as I was hoping…

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By Adelmo S (13) on 15 Oct 2008

Nearly a third of my PhD dissertation went to this strange (uncredited) adaptation of Melville's Billy Budd…

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