| Edition |
Special édition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 315 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 315.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Raoul Coutard ; editing, Claudine Bouché, Cécile Decugis ; music, Georges Delerue. |
| Note |
Based on the novel "Down there" by David Goodis. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Charlie Kohler is a piano player in a bar. Lena, a waitress at the bar, is in love with him. One of Charlie's brother, Chico, a crook, takes refuge in the bar because he is being chased by two gangsters, Momo and Ernest. But Charlie's real name is Edouard Saroyan, who was once a virtuoso who gave up playing after his wife's suicide. Charlie now has to deal wih Chico, Ernest, Momo, Fido (his youngest brother who lives with him), and Lena. Charlie ends up stumbling into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary by film scholars Annette Insdorf and Peter Brunette ; Theatrical trailer ; Exclusive new video interviews with actors Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois and director of photography Raoul Coutard ; Rare interview with François Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman ; Two documentaries excerpts featuring Truffaut on the film and the source novel ; The music of Georges Delerue, an illustrated audio essay ; Dubois' screen test. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Goodis, David, 1917-1967 -- Film adaptations.
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Pianists -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Brothers -- Drama.
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Gangsters -- Drama.
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Criminal behavior -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Foreign language films.
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Motion pictures -- France.
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Thriller -- Feature.
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Crime -- Feature.
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| Added Author |
Truffaut, François.
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Braunberger, Pierre, 1905-1990.
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Moussy, Marcel, 1924-1995.
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Aznavour, Charles.
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Dubois, Marie, 1937-2014
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Berger, Nicole, 1934-1967.
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Goodis, David, 1917-1967.
Down there.
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MK2 Productions.
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Films de la Pléiade (Firm)
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Showtime Entertainment.
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| Added Title |
Shoot the piano player |
| ISBN |
078003063X |
| Standard No. |
037429212721 |
| Music No. |
SHO140 Showtime Entertainment |
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