SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER Commentary
Shoot the Piano Player • 1h 21m
Recorded in 2005, this commentary features Peter Brunette and Annette Insdorf. Brunette is the Reynolds Professor of Film Studies at Wake Forest University and the editor of a book on SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER. Insdorf is director of undergraduate film studies at Columbia University and the author of “François Truffaut.”
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