Tirez sur le pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player)

Charlie Kohler, formerly a great concert pianist, now works as a piano player in a popular town bar. He has managed to keep his past a secret, until, unexpectedly, one of his brothers, Chico, turns up asking for help. Charlie’s two elder brothers are being harassed by some violent crooks who intend to settle a vendetta. Charlie refuses to help Chico. Instead, he goes on a date with a waitress in his bar, Lena, and reveals his unhappy past to her. A short while later, the couple are picked up by Chico’s pursuers, but manage to escape. Realizing who has betrayed them to the crooks, Charlie returns to the bar to confront the bar owner, but accidentally kills him in a tussle. Meanwhile, Charlie’s youngest brother, a teenager, is kidnapped by the crooks. Accepting that he can no longer evade his past, Charlie flees to his brothers’ home.