“Pour changer étoiles et toiles”: François Truffaut
Shoot the Piano Player
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12m
In this excerpt from a 1982 episode of the program “Pour changer étoiles et toiles,” François Truffaut discusses writer David Goodis and the process of adapting his novel “Down There” for the film SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER.
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