Shoot the Pianist

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Stuart McLean

AKA Shoot the Piano Player
Certificate:
Running Time: 78 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date: 28/07/2014
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
In a brilliant piece of casting, celebrated French chanteur Charles Aznavour stars in Truffaut's whip-smart, scintillating second film – a combination of mischievous, tongue-in-cheek homage to American noir and effervescent, inventive Nouvelle Vague.

Having left behind his life as a gifted concert pianist, Charlie sees out his downcast days tinkling the ivories in a dingy Parisian jazz bar.
One day his brother Chico arrives, searching for sanctuary from a gang of crooks that he’s double-crossed. Charlie offers to help but soon finds his murky past catching up with him and before long is embroiled in an affair that he can no longer control.

Special Features:
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary with Marie Dubois
Commentary with Raoul Coutard
Marie Dubois's screen tests