Shoot the Piano Player (Criterion Collection) (2-DVD)

DVD Features:

• Keep Case
• Widescreen - 2.35
• Audio:

 Mono - French
 Subtitles - English - Optional

• Additional Release Material:

 Audio Commentary: Annette Insdorf, Peter Brunette - Film Scholars
 Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
 Interviews:
     1. Charles Aznavour & Marie Dubois - Stars
     2. Raoul Coutard - Cinematographer
     3. Suzanne Schiffman - Truffault collaborator
 Bonus Footage:
     1. French TV program, ETOILES ET TOILES
     2. 1965 episode of French TV program, CINEASTES DE NOTRE TEMPS
     3. Dubois' screen test

• Text/Photo Galleries:

 Essays:
     1. THE MUSIC OF GEORGES DELERUE, illustrated essay
     2. New Essay by film critic Kent Jones

Description by OLDIES.com:

Francois Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this, his most playful film. Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Loaded with gags, guns, clowns, and thugs, this razor-sharp homage to the American gangster film is pure nouvelle vague.

Product Description:

A former concert pianist, now the piano player in a seedy Parisian bar, is surrouned by gansters and hoodlums. He is befriended by a woman who tries in vain to restore him to his former glory, but his own timidity and inability to act lead to tragic consequences for both.

Plot Synopsis:

Francois Truffaut's second feature is a tender, playful but ultimately tragic story of a man who has never recovered from a past betrayal.
Charlie, once a renowned concert pianist, now plays background music in a run-down bar. A sympathetic waitress there loves him, but Charlie can neither forgive nor forget his former wife's infidelity. His simple life takes a turn for the violent, however, when his brother comes into the bar one day with two gangsters in tow -- gangsters bent on getting even with Charlie for a past offense.

Plot Keywords:

Classic | Crime | Essential Cinema | New Wave (Film) | Organized Crime | Psychodrama | Recommended | Suspense | Theatrical Release | Thriller

Production Notes:

• The print used for the Home Vision Cinema VHS version is from the Janus Collection. It is fully restored, with new translation and subtitles.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Charles Aznavour
Directed by		Francois Truffaut

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DVD Details:

• Audio Commentary by Film Scholars Peter Brunette and Annette Insdorf
  
• Theatrical Trailer
  
• Exclusive Interviews with Actors Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois and Director of Photography Raoul Coutard
  
• Rare Interview with Truffaut Collaborator Suzanne Schiffman
  
• 28-Page Booklet with an Interview with Truffaut
  
• Format: DVD
  
• Genre: Drama
  
• Label: Janus Films
  
• Originally Released in: 1960
  
• Number of Discs: 2
  
• Rated: Unrated
  
• Run Time: 1 hours, 21 minutes
  
• Video: Black & White
  
• Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  
• Release Date: December 6, 2005
  
• OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 95,850
  
• Item Number: CRIT 315D
  
• UPC: 037429212721
  
• Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 2 items for International Shipping.