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Philippe Noiret | ... | Lucien Cordier | |
Isabelle Huppert | ... | Rose Marcaillou | |
Jean-Pierre Marielle | ... | Le Peron et son frère L'adjudant Georges Le Peron | |
Stéphane Audran | ... | Huguette Cordier | |
Eddy Mitchell | ... | Nono - l'amant demeuré d'Huguette | |
Guy Marchand | ... | Marcel Chavasson | |
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Irène Skobline | ... | Anne - la nouvelle institutrice |
Michel Beaune | ... | Vanderbrouck - un nouveau riche arrogant | |
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Jean Champion | ... | Priest |
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Victor Garrivier | ... | Marcaillou |
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Gérard Hernandez | ... | Leonelli |
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Abdoulaye Diop | ... | Fête Nat - le serviteur noir de Lucien |
Daniel Langlet | ... | Paulo - un flic larvaire | |
François Perrot | ... | Le colonel Tramichel | |
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Raymond Hermantier | ... | L'aveugle |
1938, in a French african colony. Lucien Cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites (usually racialist and lustful). He is a washout, everyone (including his wife Huguette) humiliates him. He never arrests anyone and looks at elsewhere when a dirty trick occurs. But one day, he turns into a machiavellian exterminating angel. Written by Yepok
This is one of my favorite films. After all these years, it holds up beautifully. It's surreal, funny, tragic, strange, and somehow all holds together.
Noiret is wonderful, and a great foil for Huppert, with his hang-dog looks and understated acting. Although he plays a policeman, Noiret's character makes his own decisions about justice without the need for pesky government interference.
Isabelle Huppert and Stephane Audran are also perfect in their roles.
The cinematography is superb, with beautiful shots of Africa.
It's hard to categorize this movie, but Coup de Torchon is a must see! I think I've seen it 4 times.