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| 3 | ''Shoot the Piano Player'' (''Tirez sur le pianiste'') is a 1960 French gangster film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, based on the novel ''Down There'' by David Goodis. |
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| 5 | The film focuses on Charlie Kohler, formerly a famous pianist named Edouard Saroyan (Music/CharlesAznavour), who now makes his living playing piano in a bar. His normal routine is interrupted by the arrival of his brother, who is being chased by two gangsters. All the while Charlie is falling in love with Lena (Marie Dubois), a waitress who works at the same bar as him. |
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| 9 | * AuthorAvatar: Charlie was partially based on Truffaut himself. He allegedly suffered from acute shyness, and there is a strong visual resemblance between the two. |
| 10 | * BrokenAce: After [[spoiler:his wife's suicide]] Charlie went from being a renowned pianist to working in a bar. |
| 11 | * ChildProdigy: His brothers state that Charlie was this. |
| 12 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Charlie's wife's suicide is the reason that Charlie changed his name and started working in a bar.]] |
| 13 | * EstablishingSeriesMoment: The film demonstrates its use of MoodWhiplash by starting with a man running to escape people chasing him, accidentally running into a lamp post, and then starting a conversation about marriage with the man who helps him up. |
| 14 | * GenreRoulette: The film is famous for combining the genres of crime, romance, and comedy. |
| 15 | * {{Homage}}: After making ''Film/The400Blows'', which he felt reflected his interest in European movies, Truffaut deliberately set out to make a film that reflected his interest in American movies. |
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