Our next screening will take place on Wednesday 12th February.  We will show Beau Travail (1999), directed by Claire Denis.

Below is Criterion's  synopsis of the film:

"Amid the azure waters and sunbaked desert landscapes of Djibouti, a French Foreign Legion sergeant sows the seeds of his own ruin as his obsession with a striking young recruit plays out to the thunderous, operatic strains of Benjamin Britten. Denis and cinematographer Agnès Godard fold military and masculine codes of honour, colonialism’s legacy, destructive jealousy, and repressed desire into shimmering, hypnotic images that ultimately explode in one of the most startling and unforgettable endings in all of modern cinema."

Beau Travail received widespread critical acclaim, with reviewers calling it a 'masterpiece' (Chicago Reader) and 'exhilarating' (Salon). It was voted the 7th-best film of all time in the 2022 Sight and Sound Critic's Poll.

The screening will take place on Wednesday 12th February in our usual venue, 42 Bute Gardens Lecture Theatre 718 .

Please note that on this occasion,  we will start at a slightly later time than usual: 

Doors open 6pm

Screening starts 6.15pm .

We look forward to seeing you!

The SMLC Film Club