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Coup de Tête (1979)
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
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From Time Out Film Guide
Every underdog has his day, at least in the movies. François (Dewaere) is sacked, abused, banned from his favourite bar and unjustly imprisoned for rape. But an improbable twist of fate turns him into a footballing hero, in a position to take revenge on his old tormentors. In retrospect a collaboration between top farceur Veber and the director to be of intense but mostly humourless spectaculars was bound to be a bit peculiar. Veber lays on the gags and potentially comic situations, which are comprehensively spurned by Annaud who sets about making François so unpleasant that his little vengeances generate minimal entertainment. Interesting forensically though, in the way that a project uniting PG Wodehouse and Joseph Losey might have been.Author: BBa
Cast & crew
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Patrick Dewaere, France Dougnac, Jean Bouise, Robert Dalban, Corinne Marchand, Dora Doll full cast
Duration: 88 mins
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