View Item - fm-c088-1981

Language:
French
Duration:
128 mins.
Catalog Num:
fm-c088-1981
Title:
Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate)
Item Type:
Video
Medium:
DVD
Program:
F&MS

Reserved:
No
Status:
Available

An inspiring 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 Criterion's glorious new anamorphic transfer.

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