Shoot the Piano Player
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François Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this, his most playful film. Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour, in a triumph of hangdog deadpan) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Loaded with gags, guns, clowns, and thugs, this razor-sharp homage to the American gangster film is pure nouvelle vague.
Special Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard
- Audio commentary by film scholars Annette Insdorf and Peter Brunette
- Interviews with actors Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois and director of photography Raoul Coutard
- Rare interview with François Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman
- Two documentary excerpts featuring Truffaut on the film and the source novel
- The Music of George Delerue, an illustrated audio essay
- Dubois’ screen test
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Plus: an essay by film critic Kent Jones, an interview with Truffaut, and the director on Aznavour and Dubois
Cover based on a theatrical poster
Special Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard
- Audio commentary by film scholars Annette Insdorf and Peter Brunette
- Interviews with actors Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois and director of photography Raoul Coutard
- Rare interview with François Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman
- Two documentary excerpts featuring Truffaut on the film and the source novel
- The Music of George Delerue, an illustrated audio essay
- Dubois’ screen test
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Plus: an essay by film critic Kent Jones, an interview with Truffaut, and the director on Aznavour and Dubois
Cover based on a theatrical poster
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Cast
- Charles Aznavour
- Charlie Koller/Edouard Saroyan
- Marie Dubois
- Léna
- Nicole Berger
- Thérésa Saroyan
- Michèle Mercier
- Clarisse
- Serge Davri
- Plyne
- Claude Mansard
- Momo
- Daniel Boulanger
- Ernest
- Jean-Jacques Aslanian
- Richard Saroyan
- Richard Kanayan
- Fido Saroyan
- Claude Heymann
- Lars Schmeel
- Albert Rémy
- Chico Saroyan
Credits
- Director
- François Truffaut
- Cinematography
- Raoul Coutard
- Editing
- Claudine Bouché
- Editing
- Cécile Decugis
- From the novel “Down There” by
- David Goodis
- Adaptation by
- François Truffaut
- Adaptation by
- Marcel Moussy
- Producer
- Pierre Braunberger
- Music
- Georges Delerue
- Sound
- Jacques Gallois
- Production supervisor
- Serge Komor
- Production manager
- Roger Fleytoux
- Script girl
- Suzanne Schiffman
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