Claire Denis loosely adapts Melville's Billy Budd- a story about the human desire to destroy something pure and beautiful, with a sensual, languid imagery. Arid, rocky Djibouti backdrop clashes with smooth, muscular bodies of young Legionnaires as they carry on their boring daily routines with no real enemies in sight. Galoup, a seasoned military man takes an immediate dislike to a beautiful, righteous new recruit Sentain and looks for excuses to destroy him. His feelings are mixture of desire, jealousy and envy. It's Lavant's physicality on full display here. His pockmarked face and athleticism dominate the screen. I thought Galoup's narration was unnecessary at first since it doesn't add anything much to the plot. Then again, Denis has little concerns for that. On this viewing, I can see how it accentuates Galoup's loneliness and isolation. The ending is definitely my favorite movie ending of all time.
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Anybody who would like to review these scores is welcome I can also just take photographs if you like at some point I will probably just photograph the whole collection

My friend Jonathan Wood Vincent is Mr upman's grandson, and I was his student. We ran into each other and he didn't know what to do with his collection and I was gifted it.

There's some great stuff, including lots of leader with the markings from the guy that rejected Hitlers invite

It's Lavant's physicality on full display here. His pockmarked face and athleticism dominate the screen. I thought Galoup's narration was unnecessary at first since it doesn't add anything much to the plot. Then again, Denis has little concerns for that. On this viewing of Beau Travail, I can see how it accentuates Galoup's loneliness & isolation. The ending is definitely my favorite movie ending of all time. #ClaireDenis #DenisLavant #HermanMelville #billybudd