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Shoot The Piano Player (Tirez Sur Le Pianiste) (1960)

Directed by François Truffaut · Cinematography by Raoul Coutard

92 min65 frames

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François Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning "The 400 Blows", Now Brings to the Screen a Fascinating New Work That Plays in Many Keys...All of Them Delightful!

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What is Shoot The Piano Player (Tirez Sur Le Pianiste) about?

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.

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What does the cinematography of Shoot The Piano Player (Tirez Sur Le Pianiste) look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Shoot The Piano Player (Tirez Sur Le Pianiste) builds its coverage from medium shots (55% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Raoul Coutard keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 41% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Shoot The Piano Player (Tirez Sur Le Pianiste)?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Shoot The Piano Player (Tirez Sur Le Pianiste) (1960) are #050505, #fcfcfc, #6f6f6f, #acacac, #313131, #8a8a8a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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