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@ Cartoon Art Museum

$5 - 7 museum admission

Darth Vader and Son

Wed. May 30
Design

@ Oakland Museum of California

$6 - 12

All of Us or None

Wed. May 30
Photography

@ Articulated Gallery

FREE

Photos from The Empire of Death

Sat. Jun 2
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@ Angel Island State Park

$40 - 60

The Odyssey on Angel Island

Fri. Jun 1
Discussion

@ CounterPULSE

FREE

FoundSF: Dissent in San Francisco

Wed. May 30
Design

@ swissnex

Opening reception $15 at door / $10 advance

Types We Can Make

Wed. May 30

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Shoot the Piano Player

When

Saturday Aug 2, 2008 (6:30pm)

Tuesday Aug 5, 2008 (7:30pm)

Where

Pacific Film Archive Theater

2575 Bancroft Wy

510.642.0808

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Price

$9.50

Links

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Pacific Film Archive Theater says…

François Truffaut followed The 400 Blows (1959) with this affectionate homage to the American detective film. The source material is David Goodis' novel Down There, though Truffaut transposes the action from Philadelphia to Paris. Singer/songwriter Charles Aznavour stars as Charlie, a piano man hiding out from his past and his delinquent brothers in a working-class tavern. Truffaut reportedly disliked Aznavour's voice enough to have another actor overdub the character, but a fine supporting cast and Raoul Coutard's CinemaScope lens work make Shoot the Piano Player a breezy delight. The Pacific Film Archive screens the film in a sparkling new 35mm print from Janus Films.