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Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:17

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8.5/10

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Francois Truffaut's second feature is a tender, playful but ultimately tragic story of a man who has never recovered from a past betrayal. Charlie, once a renowned concert pianist, now plays... Francois Truffaut's second feature is a tender, playful but ultimately tragic story of a man who has never recovered from a past betrayal. Charlie, once a renowned concert pianist, now plays background music in a run-down bar. A sympathetic waitress there loves him, but Charlie can neither forgive nor forget his former wife's infidelity. His simple life takes a turn for the violent, however, when his brother comes into the bar one day with two gangsters in tow -- gangsters bent on getting even with Charlie for a past offense. [More]

Starring: Charles Aznavour, Marie DuBois, Nicole Berger, Michele Mercier

Starring: Charles Aznavour, Marie DuBois, Nicole Berger, Michele Mercier

Director: François Truffaut

Director: François Truffaut

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May 18, 1999

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One of those rare movies that you're sorry to see end.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
09/16/09
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
N/R

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03/26/09
Variety
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It's my favorite Truffaut film, not because it's the best but because it's the most enjoyable.

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11/04/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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10/23/08
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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The determined jollity of Georges Delerue’s saloon piano score, which later opens up to encompass a wide world of romanticism, sets the tone for Francois Truffaut’s audacious second feature, made in 1960.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
10/18/08
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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Truffaut's form of self-reflection is ultimately a way of playing the audience.

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09/04/08
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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Often overlooked, Truffaut’s wonderful second film stars Charles Aznavour, master of the chanson, in his only collaboration with the director.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
09/04/08
Melissa Anderson
Melissa Anderson
Time Out New York

A landmark film that took the world three decades to accept

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment Comment
02/12/07
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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10/05/06
Cole Smithey
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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An affectionate tribute to the low-budget crime movies that Truffaut so loved, and it's one of my favorite Truffaut films.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/13/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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01/10/05
Philip Martin
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08/11/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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06/24/04
Frank Swietek
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Like Charlie only being able to let his real feelings out through that little crate piano, films like this remind us of our love for film and the possibilities within even the most bare and irreverent stories.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/17/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

It is a teasing and frequently amusing (or moving) film that M. Truffaut has made, but it simply does not hang together.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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The influence of American genre films, especially the gangster films, is never more pronounced than in this highly entertaining drama.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

a fascinating study of flawed humanity

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07/30/01
Phil Freeman
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