Heureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary). 1962. Directed by Pierre Etaix, Jean-Claude Carriere Tirez sur le pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player). 1960. Directed by Francois Truffaut

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Tirez sur le pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player). 1960. France. Directed by Francois Truffaut.

Heureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary). 1962. France. Directed by Pierre Etaix, Jean-Claude Carriere. Minimal French dialogue; no subtitles. 15 min.

With Pierre Etaix

Tirez sur le pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player). 1960. France. Directed by Francois Truffaut. In French; English subtitles. 80 min.

With Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michelle Mercier. Truffaut’s adaptation of David Goodis’s Down There pays charming tribute to—and parodies—Hollywood gangster films. As critic Dudley Andrew says, however, “beyond parody, its sincerity is the love Truffaut feels for the movies.”

This film accompanies An Auteurist History of Film Reprise, Part 2.

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