Principal cast
Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet and Nicolas Duvauchelle
Film 104 of 498 on the Screen Path
Beau Travail
Maybe freedom begins with remorse.
About the film
Beau Travail at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1998 film at stop 104 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind.
Key craft credits
Agnès Godard (director of photography), Nelly Quettier (editor), Charles Henri de Pierrefeu (original music composer), Eran Zur (original music composer) and Claire Denis (screenplay)
- Director
- Claire Denis
- Release
- 2000-05-03
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 30 questions
The Screen Path journey
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Denis LavantCharacter: Galoup
- Michel SuborCharacter: Commander Bruno Forestier
- Grégoire ColinCharacter: Gilles Sentain
- Richard CourcetCharacter: Legionnaire
- Nicolas DuvauchelleCharacter: Legionnaire
- Adiatou MassudiCharacter: Legionnaire
- Mickael RavovskiCharacter: Legionnaire
- Dan HerzbergCharacter: Legionnaire
- Giuseppe MolinoCharacter: Legionnaire
- Gianfranco PoddigheCharacter: Legionnaire
- Marc VehCharacter: Legionnaire
- Thong Duy NguyenCharacter: Legionnaire
Full crew
Full crew
- Claire DenisCredits: Director, Screenplay
- Herman MelvilleCredits: Novel
- Ronan BroudinCredits: Digital Compositor
- Danielle VaugonCredits: Production Coordinator
- Christine KeuschCredits: Costumer
- Dominique GaborieauCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Nathalie VidalCredits: Sound Engineer
- Alexis LeverveCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jean-Paul MugelCredits: Sound
- Jean-Christophe WindingCredits: Sound Editor
- Eric ZaoualiCredits: Production Manager, Line Producer
- Pascal ChauvinCredits: Foley Artist
- Laurent BlanchardCredits: Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
- Patrick GrandperretCredits: Underwater Camera, Producer
- Pascal DedeyeCredits: Foley Artist
- Ali Mohammed HamadouCredits: Assistant Director
- Bernardo MontetCredits: Choreographer
- Jean-Paul AllegreCredits: Assistant Director
- Jean-Pol FargeauCredits: Screenplay
- Agnès GodardCredits: Director of Photography
- Charles Henri de PierrefeuCredits: Original Music Composer
- Eran ZurCredits: Original Music Composer
- Judy ShrewsburyCredits: Costume Design
- Danièle VuarinCredits: Makeup Artist
- Nicolas LublinCredits: Casting
- Arnaud de MoléronCredits: Production Design
- Nelly QuettierCredits: Editor
- Jérôme MinetCredits: Producer
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