Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon is a 1981 French film adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1964 novel Pop. 1280, directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The film changes the novel's setting from a West Texas oil boom town to a small town in French West Africa. The film had 2,199,309 Admissions in France and was the 16th most attended film of the year.
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
Awards and honors
- Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film
- 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)
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