Whatever the story of Truffaut's film they do always look spectacular, whether this is because of the beauty of black and white movies generally or just his keen eye for making the everyday filmic. This is a film of many sides, the basic story is of a pianist in a bar being chased by some crooks after his brother but it delves into so much more, the pianists previous life and where it will go now are excellently sandwiched in. Relationships are elegantly explored either between lovers or kidnapped child with his captors and the script is expressive and flows well. A sad but pleasing look at life lived on the precarious side.
Like This Watch These: The 400 Blows (1959) My personal favourite of Francois Truffaut's films, a sad portrayal of a child ignored, Breathless (1960) Infamous crime story written by Truffaut, The Night Of The Hunter (1955) Stunning black and white tragic tale.
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