Beau Travail [1999 film]

by Claire Denis (Director, screenwriter), Jean-Pol Fargeau (Screenwriter)

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Story of a sergeant in the French Foreign Legion in Djibouti whose ordered life is turned upside down with the arrival of a new recruit who finds favor with the unit's commander. Loosely based on Herman Melville's Billy Budd.

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Claire Denis
Director, screenwriter
18+ Works 189 Members
Jean-Pol Fargeau
Screenwriter
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Canonical title
Beau Travail [1999 film]
Original title
Beau travail
Alternate titles
Good Work
Original publication date
1999-09-04
Important places
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; France; Djibouti
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Beau Travail (1999 | IMDb)
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French; Italian; Russian

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DDC/MDS
791.43 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures
LCC
PN1997 .B428 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures Plays, scenarios, etc.
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English, French
ISBNs
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