Coup de torchon

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Awards

Academy Awards 1983 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Actor

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Actress

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Director

Academy Awards 1983 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Actor

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Actress

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Director

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Editing

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Film

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Production Design

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actor

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actress

Cesar Awards 1982 - Nominated - Best Writing

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Awards 1982 - Won - Best Film

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Awards 1986 - Won - Best Actor - Foreign Film

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Coup de torchon

Director:
Bertrand Tavernier
128 Minutes
 

At A Glance

Film Synopsis

An inspired rendering of Jim Thompson's pulp novel Pop. 1280, Bertrand Tavernier's Coup de torchon (Clean Slate) deftly transplants the story of an inept police chief - turned - heartless killer and his scrappy mistress from the American South to French West Africa. Featuring pitch - perfect performances by Philippe Noiret and Isabelle Huppert, this striking neo - noir straddles the line between violence and lyricism with dark humor and visual elegance, perfectly captured by this glorious new anamorphic transfer.



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Details

Runtime:
128 min.

Country:
FRANCE

Language:
French

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • Luminous new 16x9 - enhanced digital transfer, approved by director Bertrand Tavernier

  • Exclusive video interview with Bertrand Tavernier

  • An alternate ending

  • U.S. theatrical trailer

  • New and improved English subtitle translation

  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual - layer edition

 

 

 

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