SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER

| 1960  – 82′ – Drama, Comedy, Classic, Film Noir, Films & Literature.
Written by: François Truffaut, Marcel Moussy.
Based on the Book by: David Goodis.
Directed by: François Truffaut.
Starring: Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Boby Lapointe, Alice Sapritch, Serge Davri, Claude Mansard.
In French with English subtitles.
A HBO Max / The Criterion Collection release. |

François Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this, his most playful film. Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour, in a triumph of hangdog deadpan) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Loaded with gags, guns, clowns, and thugs, this razor-sharp homage to the American gangster film is pure nouvelle vague.

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