They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
- Directed by
- Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba
- Genre
- animated film
- Country
- Peru, France, Netherlands, Portugal
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 42 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An American journalist investigates the disappearance and murder of a Brazilian bossa nova pianist in the 1970s. Through interviews with musicians, the film explores the musician's life and legacy.
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What happens
They Shot the Piano Player (Spanish: Dispararon al pianista) is a 2023 adult animated docudrama film directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. Centred around the real-life disappearance and murder of Brazilian bossa nova pianist Tenório Jr. in 1976, the film stars Jeff Goldblum as Jeff Harris, an American music journalist investigating Tenório's case. The film's soundtrack includes music by João Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Vinicius de Moraes and Paulo Moura, with some of the musicians also appearing in the voice cast as themselves testifying about Tenório's importance and influence as part of Goldblum's character investigation. The film had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on 6 September 2023, and was released theatrically in Spain on 6 October 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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