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Beau Travail (1999)

Directed by Claire Denis · Cinematography by Agnès Godard

92 min64 frames

Drama

Maybe freedom begins with remorse.

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Beau Travail — official trailer

What is Beau Travail about?

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.

Where can you watch Beau Travail?

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What does the cinematography of Beau Travail look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Beau Travail builds its coverage from medium shots (33% of the sample), with wide compositions (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Agnès Godard keeps 59% of it in naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture.

What is the color palette of Beau Travail?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Beau Travail (1999) are #0b0b0a, #2f302f, #50544d, #d7d4cc, #eff1f2, #abb0aa — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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