Beau travail A propos de Nice, la suite

Beau travail, the director's most acclaimed film to date, tells a tale of life in the Foreign Legion. A propos de Nice, la suite is a collective homage to Jean Vigo's 1930s' masterpiece, A propos de Nice.

Second feature start time: 8:45 pm. Beau travail is Denis' most acclaimed film to date, inspired equally by Melville's Billy Budd and the director's fascination with African landscapes. Commissioned by European television to produce a film on the theme of "foreignness," Denis tells a tale of life in the Foreign Legion and does so in forcefully lyrical terms, acknowledging the sorrow and homoeroticism of the men's lives. (1999; 90 mins.)

In A propos de Nice, la suite (1995; 99 mins.) Denis is one of seven directors (along with Abbas Kiarostami and Raul Ruiz) contributing short segments to a collective homage to Jean Vigo's 1930s' masterpiece, A propos de Nice. Denisí short is Nice, Very Nice (10 mins.).

support credits

Retrospective: Claire Denis presented with support from the Puffin Foundation and Ohio Arts Council.

Special thanks to Marie Bonnel, Cultural Services of the French Embassy, New York City and Florence Charmasson, Unifrance.

Season support provided by the Rohauer Collection Foundation and the Corporate Annual Fund of the Wexner Center Foundation.