Coup de torchon (1981)
Année de sortie: 1981
Nation: France
Alternative Title: Más allá de la justicia, Clean Slate, Безупречна репутация, A Lei de Quem Tem o Poder, Bourkassa Ourbangui
Réalisateur: Bertrand Tavernier
Writer: Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche, Jim Thompson
Production & Genre
Producteur: Producer: Adolphe Viezzi, Henri Lassa
Sociétés: Films A2, Les Films de la Tour, Little Bear
Genre: Comedy, Comedy Film, Drama
Budget: N/A
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés: french colony, french noir, murder, racism, voyeur, witty
Histoire
In 1938, Lucien Cordier, a pathetic and humiliated police chief in a French African colony village populated mostly by blacks with some whites, decides he wants a clean slate in life. He is universally disrespected, even by his wife Huguette, and never arrests anyone despite witnessing dirty tricks. One day, however, he embarks on a Machiavellian campaign of vengeance against those who have humiliated him, turning into an 'exterminating angel'.
Résumé
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier in 1981, 'Coup de torchon' is a French comedy-drama film set against the backdrop of colonial racism in Africa. The story revolves around Lucien Cordier, a pathetic and humiliated police chief seeking redemption through drastic means. The film explores themes of humiliation, power dynamics, and racial tension within a witty and dramatic narrative.
