Saturday Matinee: Walter Chaw and Allison Anders Talk Shoot the Piano Player, 1960

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Movies

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Adult
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"Shoot the Piano Player" was legendary director Francois Truffaut second outing, and was one of the early films of the French New Wave, clearly having been inspired by recent American crime pictures of the time. It is a remarkable free flowing work, veering seamlessly from comedy to tragedy to romance to slapstick and back around again. In this visually beautiful film, Truffaut has constructed a wild genre mashup that is simultaneously funny, touching, and seemingly effortless." - Andy Kaiser.

Join film critic Walter Chaw and director Allison Anders (dir. Gas Food Lodging, dir. Grace of My Heart) to talk about this film. This film in not available on Kanopy, please take the time to locate and view it prior to the discussion.

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