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Shoot the Piano Player (French: Tirez sur le pianiste; UK title: Shoot the Pianist) is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that stars Charles Aznavour as the titular pianist with Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, and Michèle Mercier as the three women in his life.
Shoot the Piano Player: Directed by François Truffaut. With Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier. A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.
A classic French New Wave film by François Truffaut, starring Charles Aznavour as a piano player who gets involved in crime and romance. Watch the trailer, listen to the music, and explore the film's history and context with special features.
Charlie (Charles Aznavour) is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard (Jean-Jacques Aslanian) and Chico ...
Mar 21, 2018 · Shot in classically free New Wave style by the gifted Raoul Coutard, Shoot the Piano Player stars the iconic French cabaret singer Charles Aznavour as Charlie Kohler, a seemingly nondescript pianist who pounds the keyboard with fatalistic indifference in a run-down bar in the slums of Paris.
Charlie, a jazz pianist in Paris, helps his brothers escape from gangsters and gets involved in a dangerous plot. Based on a novel by David Goodis, this film is a classic example of the French New Wave style and influence.
Sep 5, 1988 · Based on a novel by David Goodis (an American “pulp” writer beloved by the French), it tells of an introverted pianist who after his wife’s suicide (an event for which he holds himself responsible) forgoes a promising concert career to play rinkytink piano in a small-time dive.
