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Coup de Torchon

1981 · 128 min

A sunbaked, casually cruel descent where a doormat turns quietly monstrous, watching his revenge with a shiver of deadpan amusement.

Overview
A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • revenge
  • power
  • class
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, drama
Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Written by
Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche
Starring
Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Stéphane Audran, Eddy Mitchell, Guy Marchand, Michel Beaune, Jean Champion
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Pierre-William Glenn
Runtime
128 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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