Ironically, having the dvd is better than going to the theater in 1981 when the film was released because the dvd includes an interview with the films director, bertrand tavernier. Veule et opportuniste, il veut contenter tout le monde. With philippe noiret, isabelle huppert, stephane audran, jeanpierre marielle. Lucien cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites usually racialist and lustful. Taverniers film is about poor white trash in africa in 1938, and there are times when they seem almost real but theyre never allowed the pulse. On the surface the film looks as if it has changed up so much, but in actuality the book and the movie have the same heart. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Lucien cordier est lunique policier dune petite ville coloniale. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 autour du film 5 distinctions 6 notes et references 7 voir aussi 7. Bertrand tavernier quadrophilia jim thompsons comic pulp novel pop. Rabroue par son superieur, lucien entre dans une folie meurtriere. The film is an adaptation of jim thompsons 1964 pulp crime novel pop. Ajoute par hush4you dans films classiques le 22112015 a 06. With catherine deneuve, philippe noiret, jeanfrancois balmer, jacques francois.