Tirez sur le pianiste 1960

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: The determined jollity of Georges Delerue's saloon piano score, which later opens up to encompass a wide world of romanticism, sets the tone for Francois Truffaut's audacious second feature, made in 1960. Read more

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: It is a teasing and frequently amusing (or moving) film that M. Truffaut has made, but it simply does not hang together. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Universally considered a masterpiece of the film noir genre. Read more

Don Druker, Chicago Reader: Made with enthusiasm and audacity, it still seems fresh. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: A distinctively postwar Parisian creation, coldblooded and sentimental and wounded and whimsical, all at the same time. Read more

Rod McShane, Time Out: The story is by turns comic and pathetic, often flashing midstream from one mood to the other, and Aznavour's performance as the wounded hero is a masterstroke of casting. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Time Out: Often overlooked, Truffaut's wonderful second film stars Charles Aznavour, master of the chanson, in his only collaboration with the director. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Truffaut leaves too much that is not clear as he concentrates on individual scenes. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Truffaut's form of self-reflection is ultimately a way of playing the audience. Read more