With Beau Travail, the brilliant French director Claire Denis has loosely adapted Herman Melville’s 1888 novella Billy Budd into one of the most erotic tales in modern cinema.
35 Shots of Rum (2008): Claire Denis Intimate, Poetic Tale of Family Ties (Father-Daughter) (AMOUR)
December 30, 2009 by
Displaying poetic realism, "35 Shots of Rum" is another enchanting film from the French director Claire Denis ("Beau Travail"), one of the most underestimated filmmakers in the U.S.
