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Shoot the Piano Player

Tirez sur le pianiste

Dir. François Truffaut, 1960, 81 min

With Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier

In French with English subtitles

François Truffaut’s most playful film—part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy—Shoot the Piano Player follows 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.

“Universally considered a masterpiece of the film noir genre.” — The Observer

Year
1960
Runtime
81 minutes
Language
In French English subtitles
Country
France

Director
François Truffaut
Cast
Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier

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CinéSalon | Shoot the Piano Player (Tirez sur le pianiste)

Film Noir | Dir. François Truffaut, 1960, 81 min. In French with English subtitles - François Truffaut’s most playful film—part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy—Shoot the Piano Player follows the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair.