Shoot the Piano Player

Raphael 2022-03-12 08:01:02

Truffaut's second feature film. While applying the framework of Hollywood black crime films, it also uses a large number of narrative techniques of anti-genre films to make the film present a strong new wave flavor, which is similar to "Outlaws".

Charlie makes a living playing the piano in a tavern....

Wendy 2022-03-15 09:01:11

Francois Truffaut's second feature film. His first film "The Four Hundred Blows" was his successful attempt to pick up the camera in the "New Wave" after he put down the film review pen of "Cinebook". Although this film is deeply influenced by American B-grade films, it is not difficult to see the...

Ruthie 2022-04-24 07:01:25

Truffaut at least has a better sense of humor than Godard.

Janis 2022-03-19 09:01:10

I especially like the scene where Charlie goes to the company to talk about the contract. From the moment he went up the stairs, he could hear the loud violin playing, and when he hesitated whether to ring the doorbell, a listless girl walked out and passed him. At this time, there was a special divine arrangement. The camera that had been following Charlie decisively abandoned our protagonist and started following this girl! After the girl walked a few steps, Charlie's piano suddenly sounded, and the girl stopped, but the camera did not stop moving, but continued to back away from the subject until the girl was left alone in the middle of the empty corridor. The piano sound accompanies the girls walking out of the company, and connects to the scene where Charlie in costumes plays on the stage, receiving thunderous applause. Many directors will directly show the turning point of the protagonist's fate, but Truffaut chooses to briefly shift the focus to an inconspicuous dragon, and through the failures and failures of the supporting roles, the protagonist's success and gain are shown on the side. And the clever thing is that the protagonist's subsequent fall is also hinted at by his alternation with the girl. Charlie would end up being another guy who walked out of the room, off the stage, and disappeared.