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Shoot the Piano Player
Francois Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning "The 400 Blows", Now Brings to the Screen a Fascinating New Work That Plays in Many Keys...All of Them Delightful!
Francois Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning ...
Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1960
7.5
90%
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Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.
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(1973)
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(1968)
The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his...

Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
85 min
Release date:
25 Nov 1960
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It is a teasing and frequently amusing (or moving) film that M. Truffaut has made, but it simply does not hang together.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Often overlooked, Truffaut's wonderful second film stars Charles Aznavour, master of the chanson, in his only collaboration with the director.
– Melissa Anderson,
Time Out New York,
4 Sep 2008
fresh:
Truffaut's form of self-reflection is ultimately a way of playing the audience.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
4 Sep 2008
fresh:
The determined jollity of Georges Delerue's saloon piano score, which later opens up to encompass a wide world of romanticism, sets the tone for Francois Truffaut's audacious second feature, made in 1960.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Oct 2008
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