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Key Features:
Gangsters, Hidden identity, Past trauma, Brotherhood, On the run, Love and loss, Moral dilemma, Jazz music, Noir, Existentialism, Violence-moderate
Tone:
serious, humorous, ironic
Target Audience:
Film noir enthusiasts, French cinema lovers, Cerebral film buffs
Emotional Arc:
Melancholy → Suspense → Acceptance

Shoot the Piano Player

1960-11-25
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Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Cast
Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Serge Davri, Claude Mansard, Richard Kanayan, Albert Rémy, Jean-Jacques Aslanian, Daniel Boulanger
Crew
François Truffaut
Rating
7.186(424 votes)
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A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number One. As the protagonists are driven to their limits, it becomes increasingly unclear who is the hunter and who is the prey.



Borsalino
Borsalino(1970)
6.906

In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.

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