SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER (TIREZ SUR LE PIANISTE) BY FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT

In the film, Shoot The Piano Player, ill fated Charlie Kohler plays piano in a bar. There a waitress named Lena falls in love with him. One day one of the brothers of Charlie, called Chico takes a refuge in the bar after being chased by two gangsters, Momo and Ernest. Later on it is discovered that Charlie's real name is Edouard Saroyan who left his successful career after his wife's suicide.

Key casts of the film are Charles Aznavour as Edouard Sarayon / Charlie, Marie Dubois as Lena, Albert Remy as Chico, Claude Mansard as Momo and others.



10 REASONS YOU SHOULD WATCH SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER:

1. The film is one of the best films made by Francois Truffaut.
2. Shoot The Piano Player is a very enjoyable film.
3. The film is a fascinated study of flawed humanity.
4. Francois Traffaut has paid an affectionate tribute to low budget crime movies that he loved so much.
5. The cheerfulness of Georges Delerue's bar piano score, which later encompasses a world of romanticism, sets the tone for Francois Truffaut's brave cinema.
6. Charles Aznavour is very realistic in this film.
7. The story of the film takes you to the world of romanticism.
8. Shoot The Piano Player is one of the best French films.
9. The film ranked under top 100 foreign films.
10. Being one of the top French movies the film is a must watch for all movie lovers.

I also recommend you to watch these two movies:

The Wild Child: In 1798 France, an untamed child (Jean-Pierre Cargol) who has grown up wild in the forest. He is discovered and Truffaut plays Dr. Jean Itard, who tries to civilize and tame the boy.

Small Change: The film is an episodic comedy drama which is composed of several sequences that explore childhood.

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Shoot the Piano Player is a 1960 French film directed by Francois Truffaut, starring Charles Aznavour. Wow! This should be in any top 100 foreign films list, no exception!.

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*Franis Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 - 21 October 1984) was an influential filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave.
*He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films.
*Franis began to assiduously go to the movies at 7.Truffaut directed his first short film, in 1956, he assisted Roberto Rossellini with some *later abandoned projects.
*Truffaut was married to Madeleine Morgenstern from 1959 to 1965, and they had two daughters,From 1959 until his death.
*Franis Truffaut's life and films are mixed up.
*Truffaut was the most popular and successful French film director ever.
*His main themes were passion, women, childhood and faithfulness.

* 1955 A Visit (Une Visite)
* 1957 The Mischief Makers (Les Mistons)
* 1959 The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups)
* 1960 Shoot the Piano Player (Tirez sur le pianiste)
* 1961 A Story of Water (Une Histoire d'eau)
* 1962 Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim)
* 1962 Antoine and Colette (Antoine et Colette)
* 1964 The Soft Skin (La Peau douce)
* 1966 Fahrenheit 451 (Fahrenheit 451)
* 1968 The Bride Wore Black (La Mari ait en noir)
* 1968 Stolen Kisses (Baisers vol)
* 1969 Mississippi Mermaid (La Sire du Mississippi)
* 1970 The Wild Child (L'Enfant sauvage)
* 1970 Bed and Board (Domicile conjugal)
* 1971 Two English Girls (Les Deux anglaises et le continent)
* 1972 Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (Une belle fille comme moi)
* 1973 Day for Night (La Nuit amicaine)
* 1975 The Story of Adele H. (L'Histoire d'Ade H.)
* 1976 Small Change (L'Argent de poche)
* 1977 The Man Who Loved Women (L'Homme qui aimait les femmes)
* 1978 The Green Room (La Chambre verte)
* 1979 Love on the Run L'Amour en fuite
* 1980 The Last Metro (Le Dernier mro)
* 1981 The Woman Next Door (La Femme d'c
* 1983 Confidentially Yours (Vivement dimanche)

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