Beau travail
Films that shaped it
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But with the way Denis shows this hardening process in Beau Travail, the movie I was actually reminded of was Andrei Tarkovksy’s Stalker
Films it shaped
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Barry Jenkins has cited Claire Denis's Beau Travail as a foundational influence, the film that showed him how to use the body, light, and music as primary storytelling tools rather than dialogue. Moonlight's fragmented structure, its use of color as emotion, its willingness to let silence carry meaning, these are lessons from Denis and Wong Kar-wai. Beau Travail is streaming on Criterion Channel and is one of the most beautiful films ever made.
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And then Claire Denis’ Beau Travail. The tactility of the bodies and the skin. The relationship between the humans and the landscape. The physical presence in a very natural surrounding [in 'Beau Travail'] was a very big reference for 'Call Me By Your Name'.
