Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player (1960) starring Charles Aznavour. Directed by Francois Truffaut. French film about Charlie (Aznavour), a former concert pianist, who is now tickling the ivories in a Parisian saloon. One day his brother stumbles in, pursued by two mobsters, and Charlie gets swept up in his brother's troubles. This is ultimately a bleak movie with little humor and two deaths. Although I found it watchable I didn't find it ultimately satisfying. It's in French, with English subtitles. Grade: B