Suzanne Schiffman on SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER
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This rare interview with Suzanne Schiffman, François Truffaut’s closest collaborator, was conducted in April 1986, in Paris. The interview was originally intended for Rainer Gansera’s documentary WORKING WITH TRUFFAUT. The Criterion Collection gained access to the complete interview and edited a version exclusively for this DVD edition.
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