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Plot:
A hapless pianist at a jazz club gets caught up with the mob, when his older brother who owes money to them comes to him for help. Eventually, the piano player and his girlfriend become pawns in middl...( read more
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though i hate issuing ironclad judgments, this is my favorite truffaut film. (besides jules and jim.) i want to gush about this film, because it is so easy. when thinking in generalities, i am a shameless francophile, so roughly every other day, but even if you are not, this film should begin your transformation into one
What was so great about this? It's well done, a variety of genres, great cinematography by Raoul Coutard, great acting, fine storytelling, but I'm not impressed. It isn't rave-worthy, just a decent movie.
It is the stitching of this film that is so out of this world and it's bland humour of film that really gets me excited on Truffaut because as a critic himself, he has some funny remarks up his sleeve and we see how his humour comes through. Yet, he still can make us feel for the characters, especially the main guy. I read the book before and must say, I found this a similar though fun take on the tale, more quirky than anything else.
A rather disappointing follow-up to the classic 400 Blows from French New Wave icon Francois Truffaut
Another masterpiece from New Wave director Francois Traffaut, Shoot the Piano Player is edge of the seat stuff all the way. A famous piano player wants to escape it all and so goes back to his roots playing jazz piano in a bar, untill he gets caught up in the mob and falls for a girl who wants to make him a star. Thrilling stuff.
Mate, tu ne me croiras probablement pas si je te dis que l'histoire déboule à partir de la 44e minute (sur 75...tsé!), alors je ne te le dirai probablement pas. Toutefois, c'était trop peu trop tard, et ce bref regain d'intérêt n'a pas su rattraper le long début du film, qui propulse le spectateur dans un état amorphe, là où l'intérêt et la fascination n'existent plus. Par contre, je n'ai pas détesté Aznavour dans son rôle. Et, oui, je persiste à croire que Truffaut tenait à réaliser son propre À bout de souffle. Même si je n'ai pas vraiment apprécié ce dernier, force est-il d'affirmer que Truffaut n'a pas eu autant de chance que Godard sur ce coup...
Wonderful. Gets me anxious and excited, upsets me because I want to venture decades back to that time period and feel all that I see.
Truffaut's new wave spirit blends genres in this hilarious, touching and thrilling story about a piano player.
9/10
I fantastic well-rounded piece of entertainment, with suspense, genuine romance, and that never familiar enough, still edgy New Wave style. And much like the now-classic American thrillers Truffaut here pays homage to, the film has a strong moral point of view/social commentary mixed in with the thrills. It gave me chills while breaking my heart; the story of the titular pianist and his romantic past/present proves genuinely saddening.
It's the most experimental of Truffaut's films I've seen, besides maybe Jules and Jim. The film's style is certainly more Godard-esque than any other of his films I've been able to see. With that said, the cinematography is exquisite.
I loved this, only Truffaut's second film. Should I have expected anything less from the film made between The 400 Blows and Jules and Jim?
Truffaut showing amazing confidence as a director at this point, coming off the high of 400 blows and Jules et Jim just around the corner...
Made by a director madly in love with the cinema. It shows. Unpredictable in a way that's not seen in movies any more.
In watching this I was reminded of the off-the-wall but delightful tangents usually reserved for Tarantino's characters. Conversations sometimes about nothing, really, but you want to listen all the more.
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