DON’T SHOOT THE COMPOSER is far from an ordinary profile of Georges Delerue. It also serves as a calling card for Ken Russell, whose work would define the 1970s as Delerue’s did in the 1960s. It begins with a sly work of pastiche, parodying the conventions of French noir. It goes onto encompass slapstick, verité scenes of the Delerue family and a harrowing montage of the Vietnam War. This eclectic approach gives us a sense of the different facets of Delerue’s life- his love of cinema, his home life, his work ethic. It also prefigures Russell’s feature length biopics of Mahler and Liszt, though in a more modest- and lucid- fashion.
Director: Ken Russell.
Stars: Georges Delerue, Ken Russell, John Drummond.
Composer: Georges Delerue.
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Many thanks to Allan for the synopsis.
Some of Delerue’s best work might be marooned in obscured or not so good films. Somehow, always radiating kindness and understated elegance through music. Hardships in youth only briefly mentioned in the film, not to conceal but in tune with his gracious image and leaving time for more interesting things. Could not imagine a better film to remember the great composer. Informative, comprehensive, entertaining, playful, cheerful, solemn. What else.
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