What does the French phrase BEAU GESTE mean?
Beau Geste (1966 film) partner's wife, whom Beau also loved. His noble gesture (French: "beau geste") had proven futile, however, as the partner confessed and committed suicide just a few months later. That development prompts the suggestion that Beau might reclaim his lost love upon returning home. But he deems it unfair to ask her to wait for him, as he is now committed to a five-year enlistment, with no guarantee he'll survive it. Over brandy, De Ruse informs Beau of Dagineau's background as a former St. Cyr educated officer who was broken to the ranks when his entire command deserted from his leadership.
Beau Geste In "Beau Ideal" and other sequels P. C. Wren ties loose strings together, including recording that Michael Geste's original reasons for joining the Foreign Legion were honour but also his doomed and impossible love for Claudia. The phrase ""beau geste"" () is from the French, meaning "a gracious (or fine) gesture". In French, the phrase includes the suggestion of a fine gesture with unwelcome or futile consequences, and an allusion to the "chanson de geste", a literary poem celebrating the legendary deeds of a hero. P. C. Wren wrote the sequels "Beau Sabreur" (in which the narrator is a French