“A distinctively postwar Parisian creation, coldblooded and sentimental and wounded and whimsical, all at the same time. ”
Charlie Kohler (Charles Aznavour) is a piano player with a troubled past, who becomes entangled in crime and intrigue on the streets of Paris. A landmark of French New Wave cinema, it influenced countless filmmakers with its unique style, mash-up pf genres and evergreen themes of tragedy, self pity and betrayal.
