Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 37 // Beau Travail
Directed by Claire Denis, 1999's 'Beau Travail' updates Herman Melville's Billy Budd to a post-colonial French Legionnaire outpost in Djibouti.
We're discussing some of the greatest movies ever made. Who says? Sight And Sound magazine says. Every 10 years, since 1952, the publication has surveyed critics and directors to determine which films might be considered the best. The five film-loving friends take turns picking movies that have appeared on the list and then dig into them with an eye on their cultural impact, how they stand up today, and just whether they’re actually as good as all those critics and directors say they are.
Directed by Claire Denis, 1999's 'Beau Travail' updates Herman Melville's Billy Budd to a post-colonial French Legionnaire outpost in Djibouti.
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