Tirez sur le pianiste : Shoot the piano player /

Charlie is a timid café pianist who has given up his former life as a concert pianist, a career which had destroyed his marriage. However, events which he seems powerless to control force his involvement with a gang of crooks who once again cause him to be responsible for the destruction of his life...

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Corporate Authors: Janus Films, mk2 diffusion, Films de la Pléiade (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Truffaut, François, Braunberger, Pierre, 1905-1990, Moussy, Marcel, 1924-1995, Aznavour, Charles, Dubois, Marie, 1937-2014, Berger, Nicole, 1934-1967, Mercier, Michèle, Davri, Serge, Mansard, Claude, Kanayan, Richard, Rémy, Albert, 1911-1967, Goodis, David, 1917-1967
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with optional new and improved subtitles in English.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 315.
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Summary:Charlie is a timid café pianist who has given up his former life as a concert pianist, a career which had destroyed his marriage. However, events which he seems powerless to control force his involvement with a gang of crooks who once again cause him to be responsible for the destruction of his life.
Item Description:"Special edition double-disc set"--Container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
From the novel: Down there / by David Goodis.
First released in France.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1; enhanced for widescreen TVs.
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard.
Accompanying booklet features film critic Kent Jones, an interview with Truffaut, and the director on Aznavour and Dubois.
Special features: disc 1. Audio commentary by film scholars Peter Brunette and Annette Insdorf ; Theatrical trailer -- disc 2. Exclusive new video 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 audioessay ; Dubois' screen test.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.).
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Image de Raoul Coutard ; montage, Claudine Bouché et Cécile Decugis ; musique original de Georges Delerue.
ISBN:078003063X