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Tirez sur le pianiste (1960)
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23 July 1962 (USA)
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Charlie Kohler is a piano player in a bar. The waitress Lena is in love with him. One of Charlie's brother...
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*** 1/2 out of ****
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Charles Aznavour | ... | Charlie Kohler / Edouard Saroyan |
| Marie Dubois | ... | Léna |
| Nicole Berger | ... | Thérèse Saroyan |
| Michèle Mercier | ... | Clarisse |
| Serge Davri | ... | Plyne |
| Claude Mansard | ... | Momo |
| Richard Kanayan | ... | Fido Saroyan (as Le jeune Richard Kanayan) |
| Albert Rémy | ... | Chico Saroyan |
| Jean-Jacques Aslanian | ... | Richard Saroyan |
| Daniel Boulanger | ... | Ernest |
| Claude Heymann | ... | Lars Schmeel |
| Alex Joffé | ... | Passerby |
| Boby Lapointe | ... | Le chanteur |
| Catherine Lutz | ... | Mammy |
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UK:80 min | USA:92 min | Finland:82 min (1963) | Argentina:85 min
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Black and White (Dyaliscope)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Argentina:Atp |
France:U |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
South Korea:15 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 (re-rating) (2001) |
UK:15 (video rating) (1994) |
UK:X (original rating) |
West Germany:12
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Although this was a hit with the critics, it bombed at the box office. Enough to make 'Francois Truffaut' forego his improvisational techniques and return to regular scripted drama.
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Crew or equipment visible: When Lena and Charlie walk home after work you can see the shadow of the camera on their coats.
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References Lola Montès (1955)
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Dialogue d'Amoureux
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Truffaut's homage to the American gangster film stars Charles Aznavour as a smalltime piano player in a bar who has a secret past that he keeps hidden. The film almost falls into the trap of not being an homage to the gangster film, but rather being one itself. What saves it is the film's unique wit and charm - it's a blend of humor, romance, and gangster film. The gangsters themselves are quite funny, casually discussing everyday matters in a way that certainly had to influence Quentin Tarantino when he was writing Pulp Fiction. Some of the jokes are funny just because they are so silly (i.e., the gangster swearing his truth on his mother's grave). It's this sense of humor and the fact that the movie doesn't take itself seriously that sets it apart from other gangster movies of the day.