Beau Travail is a 1999 French film directed by Claire Denis, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Jean-Pol Fargeau as a loose adaptation of the novella Billy Budd by Herman Melville. The story follows a section of French Foreign Legion soldiers training in the desert of Djibouti. Parts of the film's soundtrack are taken from Benjamin Britten's 1951 opera based on Melville's novella.
Beau Travail (2000)
Directed by Claire Denis
Genres - Drama, War |
Sub-Genres - LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - May 3, 2000 |
Run Time - 93 min. |
MPAA Rating - R
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$247,606
Tags
Benjamin Britten, Billy Budd, Bo, Cult, Djibouti, Foreign Legion, French, Lgbtq, Love, Masculinity, Officer, Tʁa.vaj
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Based On: Billy Budd, Sailor
Filming Location: Djibouti
Narrative Location: Djibouti, France, Marseille
Subject: Foreign Legion, jealousy, love
Filming Location: Djibouti
Narrative Location: Djibouti, France, Marseille
Subject: Foreign Legion, jealousy, love
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Beau travail
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Bella tarea
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Bom Trabalho
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Buen trabajo
MX, ES
Der Fremdenlegionär
DE
Dobar posao
BA, RS
Good Work
EU, GB
Grazus darbas
LT
Hermosa tarea
UY
Piękna praca
PL
Szép munka
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Οι λεγεωνάριοι
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Добра работа
BG
Хорошая работа
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美しき仕事
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軍中禁戀
HK