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Mood:
- GloomyBittersweet
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Plot:
- PsychologicalCouple RelationsHaunted By the PastCrimesDishonestyMind and SoulCouplesGangsters more...
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Genres:
- CrimeDramaForeignNeo NoirNew WaveRomanceThrillerMelodrama
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- FranceParis
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedEssential
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Shoot the Piano Player, 1960
French
France
Profile of Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player can be described as gloomy and bittersweet. The plot revolves around being haunted by the past, psychological motives, and couples relations. The main genres are drama, foreign, and crime. In terms of style, Shoot the Piano Player is New Wave, is neo-noir, and is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Paris. Shoot the Piano Player takes place in the 1950s. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being essential viewing and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Shoot the Piano Player
A former concert pianist, now the piano player in a seedy Parisian bar, is surrouned by gansters and hoodlums. He is befriended by a woman who tries in vain to restore him to his former glory, but his own timidity and inability to act lead to tragic consequences for both.
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 23 July 1962 |
| Runtime: | 80 min |
Cast and Crew
as Charlie Kohler / Edouard Saroyan
as Léna
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