https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CANON-FODDER_S01_E71.mp3 Denis Levant looks at Grégoire Colin in a shot from Beau Travail (1999) Beau Travail (1999; Directed by Claire Denis) Canon Fodder Episode 71

This week, Daniel and Corky join the French Foreign Legion to review Claire Denis’ spell-binding Beau Travail. Shot on location in Djibouti, Denis’ loose adaptation of Billy Budd turns homoerotic military drills, stunning desert landscapes and unhinged dance routines into a hypnotic study of repressed desire and seething envy. But did your hosts fall out of formation, or did Beau Travail march straight into the Canon Fodder Canon?

BEAU TRAVAIL FACTS & FIGURES

Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #7

World premiere: Sep. 4, 1999 (Venice International Film Festival)

IMDB synopsis: “An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.”

CLIPS & CLIPPINGS

Trailer for Beau Travail

Opening

Ending

In Between

NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

Grave of the Fireflies(1988; Directed by Isao Takahata)

IMDb synopsis: “A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.”

Our review of Grave of the Fireflies comes out Tuesday, Oct. 13!

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