SHOOT THE PIANIST (CERT. 12A)
FRANCE 1960 DIRECTED BY FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT
BLACK & WHITE 1h 20m
WITH: CHARLES AZNAVOUR, MICHÈLE MERCIER, ALBERT RÉMY
Truffaut’s second feature is a freewheeling New Wave take on American film noir, featuring tragedy, comedy and several digressions, all centred around the stony-faced Aznavour as a former concert-pianist in straightened circumstances.
Preceded by AGM at 7.00 pm
‘A combination of mischievous, tongue-in-cheek homage to American noir and effervescent, inventive, Nouvelle Vague.’ – Riverside Studios
‘An atmosphere of mystery – about people, their lives, their sense of self – makes this a film of enduring fascination.’ – Ciné Real
Truffaut’s films are so rich, vibrant and eminently enjoyable that one is continually caught off-guard by the realisation of their complexity, their bravery and their emotional depths.’ –
Kent Jones, Criterion
‘Truffaut’s love-affair with moving pictures was a profound and lasting one; the passion that cinema stirred in him animated every movie he ever made.’ – Martin Scorsese, Time
