View Item - FM-S027-1960

Language:
French
Category:
Drama
Duration:
84
Catalog Num:
FM-S027-1960
Title:
Shoot the Piano Player
Item Type:
Video
Medium:
DVD
Program:
F&MS

Reserved:
No
Status:
Available

An homage to the American gangster film, Shoot the Piano Player is Truffaut's brilliant follow-up to The 400 Blows. A former concert pianist gives up fame and a career and plays in a run-down Parisian bar. He befriends a waitress who encourages him to resume his career. However, when his gangster brother begs for him to help, the pianist heads down a precarious path of murder, intrigue, and passion. Director: François Truffaut. Actors: Charles Aznavour. Country: France. Black and white. Subject: Paris mafia. Subtitled.

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