Basically from Wiki, a small part from Young Rabbit Wave.
The original novel of the film is "Down There" written by American author David Goodis.
Truffaut's wife Madeleine Morgenstern read the novel and made Truffaut notice the book. Truffaut wanted to make the book into a big-budget, big-budget film, but it failed to get funding. It ended up being a low-budget movie shot on the street.
The protagonist in the novel is relatively strong and confident, and he has chosen a lonely path. In the film, Charlie is inescapably isolated. He is always shy, taciturn, and reclusive.
The film expresses the sad theme in the novel: a man who tries to escape the disillusioned life of the past can only repeat the only thing he can do - play the piano, but he still can't escape from his past.
Truffaut's film then deconstructs itself into two meanings: one as a tribute and one as a contemplation.
The tribute is as much to American literature as it is to film noir. Contemplation is about the relationship between art and business.
The script changed frequently during filming, and Truffaut said: "In Shooting the Pianist, I wanted to break out of the linear narrative and make a film that would delight me in every scene. I didn't shoot it by any standards. The
film embodies Truffaut’s personal style: the stylized, self-defeating plot that has become the hallmark of French New Wave cinema: profusion of narration, out-of-order shots, and sudden jumps in editing .
The film was not a commercial success, but was hugely popular with avid fans, including Claude Miller. Later he became the most famous Mesozoic director in France. Claude Miller says he and his friends can remember all movie lines: "We're always quoting movie lines, it's almost our inner language"
Framboise sings in the opening bar by Boby Lapointe work.
http://zhangmenshiting2.baidu.com/data2/music/12984531/12984531.mp3?xcode=eb1bcf76641ec6b4b5949db22586f5d7&mid=0.20479237254582
When the hero and heroine were fleeing, the car was playing Dialogue d'Amoureux by Félix Leclerc and Lucienne.
(The lyrics are great: when my love turns into hate, I'll leave with a hat on, and when you don't love me anymore, I'll treat it like a normal thing)
(French-savvy people explain how the lyric always mentions hair and hats and love What relationship? Lyrics link: http://www.mp3lyrics.org/f/felix-leclerc/dialogue-damoureux/ )
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