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An inspired rendering of Jim Thompson's pulp novel Pop. 1280, Bertrand Tavernier's Coup De Torchon (Clean Slate) deftly transplant 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 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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