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Shoot the Piano Player

1960 · 85 min

A jazzy, bittersweet noir that drifts between tenderness and sudden violence, cool on the surface but quietly aching underneath.

Tagline: François Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning "The 400 Blows", Now Brings to the Screen a Fascinating New Work That Plays in Many Keys...All of Them Delightful!
Overview: Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
grief
crime
love
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller, crime
Directed by: François Truffaut
Starring: Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Serge Davri, Claude Mansard, Richard Kanayan, Albert Rémy
Music: Georges Delerue
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
Runtime: 85 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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