Shoot the Piano Player Reviews

Laury 2022-03-12 08:01:02

The French New Wave, in general, was about both iconoclasm and reverence for the long-lasting film traditions. If the fragmentary editing epitomized by jarring jump cuts, and the extended long takes consisted of medley montages in New Wave films were a testimony against the institutionalized...

Tatyana 2022-03-12 08:01:02

This semester I took a class on post-1970 American cinema, starting with New Hollywood and the "Movie Brats" generation. Naturally, the new wave cannot be avoided. The New Wave had a profound impact on New Hollywood, and many films of the 1970s had a very obvious tribute to the New Wave. Today, I...

Lexie 2022-03-12 08:01:02

"Shooting the Pianist" may not be Truffaut 's most famous masterpiece, but it is definitely an interesting work. The whole film is shrouded in a cheerful and sad mood, combined with a natural and casual photography style that is not prominent , deep and entertaining monologues, and jump-starting...

Charlie 2022-03-12 08:01:02

After watching "Shooting the Pianist", I kept thinking about a question: how did this come up? How can you make it up like this? The background information tells us that Truffaut was inspired by an American novel "DOWN THERE". The story, background and character description follow the genre model...

Aracely 2022-03-12 08:01:02

"The idea behind Shooting the Pianist was to make a film without a theme, in the form of a detective story, to express all that I think about glory, success, depravity, failure, women, and love." 　　- True Fei 　　: This film is rarely reviewed alone, and is always mentioned in the middle of "The Four...