Claire Denis’ Beau Travail is a hypnotic, sun-drenched study of masculinity, jealousy and repressed desire, set among a group of French Foreign Legionnaires training in Djibouti. Loosely inspired by Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, the film follows a sergeant whose obsession with a charismatic young recruit begins to unravel the rigid order of military life. Sparse on dialogue and driven by movement, landscape and an unforgettable soundtrack, it’s one of the most visually striking films of the 1990s. (90mins runtime)