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... [More]
Starring: Charles Aznavour, Marie DuBois, Nicole Berger, Michele Mercier
Director: François Truffaut
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Reviews for Shoot the Piano Player
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One of those rare movies that you're sorry to see end. Full Review |
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It's my favorite Truffaut film, not because it's the best but because it's the most enjoyable. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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 |
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Truffaut's form of self-reflection is ultimately a way of playing the audience. Full Review |
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5/6 |
Often overlooked, Truffaut’s wonderful second film stars Charles Aznavour, master of the chanson, in his only collaboration with the director. Full Review |
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B+ |
A landmark film that took the world three decades to accept Full Review |
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4/4 |
An affectionate tribute to the low-budget crime movies that Truffaut so loved, and it's one of my favorite Truffaut films. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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 |
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It is a teasing and frequently amusing (or moving) film that M. Truffaut has made, but it simply does not hang together. Full Review |
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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 |
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a fascinating study of flawed humanity Full Review |
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