Francois Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this, his most playfuI, anarchic film. Part thrilIer, part comedy, part tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of the mild-mannered piano pIayer Charlie as he stumbles into the criminaI underworId 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. |