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.
Beau Travail (1999): Claire Denis’ Sensuous Masterpiece, Loose Version of Melville’s Billy Budd (Movie Endings)
December 13, 2020 by EmanuelLevy
Filed Under: REVIEWS Tagged With: Claire Denis, Denis Lavant, Iconic Music “Rhythm of the Night” by Corona, Movie Endings
