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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoot the Piano Player canonical | 3 |
| Tirez sur le pianiste | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Shoot the Piano Player Context triple: [French New Wave, notableWork, Shoot the Piano Player]
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A.
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris is a controversial 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, noted for its explicit sexual content and psychological intensity.
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B.
La Musique
La Musique is a 1910 oil painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a group of figures engaged with music in a bold, simplified, and vividly colored Fauvist style.
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C.
An American in Paris
An American in Paris is a 1951 Technicolor musical film starring Gene Kelly, celebrated for its Gershwin score and elaborate ballet sequence set in postwar Paris.
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D.
La Chinoise
La Chinoise is a 1967 French New Wave film by Jean-Luc Godard that satirically explores youthful Maoist radicalism in Paris on the eve of the 1968 student protests.
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E.
La Vie en rose
"La Vie en rose" is a classic French song, originally made famous by Édith Piaf, that became one of Louis Armstrong’s signature romantic jazz standards through his celebrated interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shoot the Piano Player Target entity description: 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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A.
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris is a controversial 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, noted for its explicit sexual content and psychological intensity.
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B.
La Musique
La Musique is a 1910 oil painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a group of figures engaged with music in a bold, simplified, and vividly colored Fauvist style.
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C.
An American in Paris
An American in Paris is a 1951 Technicolor musical film starring Gene Kelly, celebrated for its Gershwin score and elaborate ballet sequence set in postwar Paris.
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D.
La Chinoise
La Chinoise is a 1967 French New Wave film by Jean-Luc Godard that satirically explores youthful Maoist radicalism in Paris on the eve of the 1968 student protests.
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E.
La Vie en rose
"La Vie en rose" is a classic French song, originally made famous by Édith Piaf, that became one of Louis Armstrong’s signature romantic jazz standards through his celebrated interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French New Wave film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | David Goodis ⓘ |
| basedOn | Down There ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Charlie Kohler
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Lena ⓘ Therese ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Raoul Coutard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
initially mixed in France
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later acclaimed by critics ⓘ |
| director | François Truffaut ⓘ |
| distributor | Cocinor ⓘ |
| editor | Cécile Decugis ⓘ |
| followsWork | The 400 Blows ⓘ |
| genre |
French New Wave
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crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film noir ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and guilt
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identity and reinvention ⓘ love and sacrifice ⓘ |
| influenced | later crime and neo-noir films ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movement | French New Wave ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Georges Delerue (library music)
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surface form:
Georges Delerue
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| narrativeFocus | pianist with a criminal past ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of noir and romantic elements
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playful narrative experimentation ⓘ |
| notableSceneType |
fourth-wall-breaking moments
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tonal shifts between comedy and tragedy ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Shoot the Piano Player
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tirez sur le pianiste
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| 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
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Marcel Moussy ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| stars |
Albert Rémy
NERFINISHED
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Charles Aznavour ⓘ Marie Dubois ⓘ Michèle Mercier ⓘ Nicole Berger ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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