Coup de Torchon
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| Directed by | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Produced by | Henri Lassa Adolphe Viezzi |
| Written by | Novel: Jim Thompson Screenplay: Bertrand Tavernier Jean Aurenche |
| Starring | Philippe Noiret Isabelle Huppert Jean-Pierre Marielle Stéphane Audran Eddy Mitchell |
| Music 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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[edit] 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.
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[edit] 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)
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[edit] External links
- Coup de torchon at the Internet Movie Database
- Coup de Torchon at AllRovi
- Criterion Collection essay by Michael Dare
