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Coup de Torchon
theatrical posterDirected by Bertrand Tavernier Produced by Henri Lassa
Adolphe ViezziWritten by Novel:
Jim Thompson
Screenplay:
Bertrand Tavernier
Jean AurencheStarring Philippe Noiret
Isabelle Huppert
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Stéphane Audran
Eddy MitchellMusic by Philippe Sarde Cinematography Pierre-Wiliam Glenn Editing by Armand Psenny Distributed by Parafrance Films (France)
Biograph Int'l (US)Release date(s) 4 November 1981 (France)
December 20, 1982 (US)Running time 128 minutes Country France Language French Coup de Torchon is a 1981 French film adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1964 novel Pop. 1280, directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The film follows the novel relatively faithfully, but changes its setting from a West Texas boom town to a small town in French West Africa.
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Plot
Lucien Cordier (Philippe Noiret) is an ineffectual local constable with a cheating wife and laughable job. He accepts condescension from his superiors and his wife with good humor, as his antisocial personality allows him to tolerate such abuse. However, he soon realizes that he can use his position to gain vengeance with impunity, and he starts to kill everyone who has regarded him as a fool.
Cast
- Philippe Noiret as Lucien Cordier
- Isabelle Huppert as Rose
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Le Peron and his brother
- Stéphane Audran as Huguette Cordier
- Eddy Mitchell as Nono
- Guy Marchand as Marcel Chavasson
- Irène Skobline as Anne, the teacher
- Michel Beaune as Vanderbrouck
- Jean Champion as Priest
- Victor Garrivier as Mercaillou
- Gérard Hernandez as Leonelli
- Abdoulaye Diop as Fête Nat
- Daniel Langlet as Paulo
- François Perrot as Colonel Tramichel
- Raymond Hermantier as Blind man
- Mamadou Dioumé as Mamadou
- Samba Mané as Vendredi
Awards and honors
- Academy Awards (USA)
- Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film
- César Awards (France)
- Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Philippe Noiret)
- Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Jean-Pierre Marielle)
- Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Eddy Mitchell)
- Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Isabelle Huppert)
- Nominated: Best Actress – Supporting Role (Stéphane Audran)
- Nominated: Best Director (Bertrand Tavernier
- Nominated: Best Editing (Armand Psenny)
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Production Design (Alexandre Trauner)
- Nominated: Best Writing (Jean Aurenche and Bertrand Tavernier)
- French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (France)
- Won: Best Film (tied with Garde à vue)
See also
- Isabelle Huppert filmography
References
- Notes
External links
- Coup de torchon at the Internet Movie Database
- Coup de Torchon at AllRovi
- Criterion Collection essay by Michael Dare
Films directed by Bertrand Tavernier Let Joy Reign Supreme · The Clockmaker · The Judge and the Assassin · Spoiled Children · A Week's Vacation · Death Watch · Coup de Torchon · A Sunday in the Country · Round Midnight · Life and Nothing But · Daddy Nostalgie · L'Appât · Capitaine Conan · Safe Conduct · Holy Lola · In the Electric Mist · The Princess of MontpensierCategories:- French films
- French-language films
- 1980s comedy films
- 1980s crime films
- 1981 films
- Black comedy films
- French crime films
- Criminal comedy films
- Films directed by Bertrand Tavernier
- French comedy films
- Satirical films
- Films set in the French colonial empire
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