DVD

Beau travail / screenply, Jean-Pol Fargeau and Claire Denis ; director, Claire Denis.

Denis, Claire, 1948- (film director,, screenwriter.). Fargeau, Jean-Pol, (screenwriter.). Duvauchelle, Nicolas, (actor.). Courcet, Richard, (actor.). Colin, Grégoire, (actor.). Lavant, Denis, 1961- (actor.). Mayne, Judith, (other agent associated with work.). Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Billy Budd. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Gregoire Colin, Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Richard Courcet, Nicolas Duvauchelle. (Cast).

Summary:

Amid the azure waters and sunbaked desert landscapes of Djibouti, a French Foreign Legion sergeant sows the seeds of his ruin as his obsession with a striking young recruit plays out to the thunderous, operatic strains of Benjamin Britten.

Record details

ISBN: 9781681437569
ISBN: 1681437562
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. Based on Melville's "Billy Budd, Sailor." Wide screen. Special features: New conversation between Denis and Barry Jenkins; new selected scene commentaries with Godard; new interviews with Lavant and Colin; new video essay by Judith Mayne; essay by Girish Shambu.
Participant or Performer Note:	Gregoire Colin, Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Richard Courcet, Nicolas Duvauchelle.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1 NTSC, widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby stereo; color.
Language Note:	French dialogue; English subtitles.
Source of Description Note:	Title from disc surface.