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Duration: 54 sec. | Nudity: yes | Creator: Ruffah |
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Birth Name: Isabelle Anne Huppert
Birth Date: 1953-03-16
Birth Place: Parc Montsouris, Paris, France
Alternate Names: Ізабель Юппер, Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert, ایزابل هوپر, 伊莎贝尔•于佩尔, 이자벨 위페르
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Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert, born on March 16, 1953, is a French actress renowned worldwide for her exceptional talent. She has been nominated for a record sixteen César Awards, winning two, and received six Lumières Award nominations, winning four. Huppert's notable film roles include 'The Lacemaker' (1978) which earned her the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer, 'Violette Nozière' (1978) and 'The Piano Teacher' (2001), both of which won her Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival. She has appeared in international films such as 'Heaven's Gate' (1980), 'Bedroom Window' (1987), and 'Elle' (2016), for which she received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. On stage, Huppert is the most nominated actress for the Molière Award, with seven nominations.
Release Year: 1981
Nation: France
Alternative Title: Más allá de la justicia, Clean Slate, Безупречна репутация, A Lei de Quem Tem o Poder, Bourkassa Ourbangui, 1280 almas, Auringonpimennys, To xekatharisma, Nagytakarítás, Colpo di spugna, Czyste sumienie, Justiceiro por Conta Própria, Der Saustall, Ciscenje
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Writer: Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche, Jim Thompson
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Companies: Films A2, Les Films de la Tour, Little Bear
Genre: Comedy, Comedy Film, Drama
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Keywords: french colony, french noir, murder, racism, voyeur, witty
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'.
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.