Analysis Of The Soldier In 'Beau Travail'

Written and directed by Claire Denny, inspired by the novel "Billy Bud" by Herman Melville, and tells about a French army sergeant named "Gallup" leading a group of soldiers during their daily training camp in the desert of Djibouti. Gallup is a military man of the first order, giving his life to the daily system his silence in most of times and his quietness, surrounded him by a halo of mystery that suits his sternness in the application of his regime and directing his soldiers. a new soldier joins the unit who seems to have attracted Gallup's attention and his jealousy because of his intense socialism and the love of his colleagues. These sensations begin to affect Gallup's handling of him and show bias against him during training. The soldier
The big shots of the faces of the characters, which were directed religiously, tell the story of the masculine conflict that may arise between two men who combine desert isolation and strict military life. Continuing the footage and time shift at Claire Denny is not necessarily to serve the story and move it, but it creates an intellectual rhythm that makes us more interested in following the characters to follow the development of the film and the stages of his story. Dini depicts the desert of Djibouti in a way that shows how dazzled it is. It does not use it only as a background for its scenes, but its disparate spaces in nature become the only element in many of the scenes. Creating a special charm when combined with the regular rhythm of the carefully trained daily soldiers' training scenes and music. As Claire Denny strips off her story and tries to rhythm it, she draws her shots in a spontaneous manner, seemingly random at first sight, but after the first movie scenes you feel connected to the scene and your reception is in tune with the viewer's