Shoot the Piano Player

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Shoot the Piano Player is a 1960 French crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that blends noir, romance, and playful experimentation characteristic of the French New Wave.

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Shoot the Piano Player canonical 3
Tirez sur le pianiste 1

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instanceOf French New Wave film
film
authorOfSourceWork David Goodis
basedOn Down There
blackAndWhite true
character Charlie Kohler
Lena
Therese
cinematographer Raoul Coutard
countryOfOrigin France
criticalReception initially mixed in France
later acclaimed by critics
director François Truffaut
distributor Cocinor
editor Cécile Decugis
followsWork The 400 Blows
genre French New Wave
crime film
drama film
film noir
romantic drama film
hasTheme crime and guilt
identity and reinvention
love and sacrifice
influenced later crime and neo-noir films
language French
movement French New Wave
musicBy Georges Delerue (library music)
surface form: Georges Delerue
narrativeFocus pianist with a criminal past
notableFeature blend of noir and romantic elements
playful narrative experimentation
notableSceneType fourth-wall-breaking moments
tonal shifts between comedy and tragedy
originalTitle Shoot the Piano Player self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tirez sur le pianiste
positionInDirectorsCareer second feature film by François Truffaut
producer Pierre Braunberger NERFINISHED
productionCompany Les Films de la Pléiade
releaseDate 1960-10-25
releaseYear 1960
runtimeMinutes 81
screenwriter François Truffaut
Marcel Moussy
settingLocation Paris
stars Albert Rémy NERFINISHED
Charles Aznavour
Marie Dubois
Michèle Mercier
Nicole Berger

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French New Wave notableWork Shoot the Piano Player
François Truffaut notableWork Shoot the Piano Player
François Truffaut directed Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player originalTitle Shoot the Piano Player self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tirez sur le pianiste