Hitchcock/Truffaut
Heavily composed of archival footage, this feature delves deep into the filmmaking mind of Alfred Hitchcock – locked in discussion with legendary French director François Truffaut (The 400 Blows). These interviews expose Hitchcock as a master craftsman of cinematic suspense.
In 1962 Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting - used to produce the mythical book Hitchcock/Truffaut - this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time.
Hitchcock’s incredibly modern art is elucidated and explained by today's filmmakers including Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Wes Anderson, James Gray, Richard Linklater, Peter Bogdanovich and Paul Schrader.
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Aaron Yap
flicksAs far religious tomes on cinema go, Hitchcock/Truffaut ranks up there with the most essential. The 1966 publication, resulting from a series of interviews with Hitchcock conducted by French New Wave director François Truffaut, is the basis for Kent Jones’ engaging, though not terribly revealing documentary.
Variety
pressAccessible yet intelligent, the 80-minute docu should reward institutional retrospectives and homevideo viewing alike.
Time Out
pressFor all his bankability, Hitch was underappreciated until this study came along. Jones vibes off that idea, turning Truffaut's enthusiasm into an honourable act of reclamation.
The New York Times
pressMr. Jones fashions an unfaltering encomium that's entirely free of the highfalutin monologues that might deter noncinephiles.
The Guardian
pressA tribute to a pioneering act of cinephilia, cinema criticism and living ancestor worship.
Stuff
pressA rigorous and entertaining look at how Hitchcock managed to deliver his own delicate and dark obsessions in a package that thrilled audiences all over the world.
Rolling Stone
pressKent Jones' doc on the groundbreaking interview book gets you drunk on Hitchcock's films again. Nirvana for movie lovers.
New York Post
pressThe fact is that Hitchcock made some of the poorest movies of his career after "Hitchcock/Truffaut'' vaulted him to the top of the pantheon - but you wouldn't know it from this documentary, aimed at newcomers to Hitchcock's work.
Flicks, Aaron Yap
flicksAs far religious tomes on cinema go, Hitchcock/Truffaut ranks up there with the most essential. The 1966 publication, resulting from a series of interviews with Hitchcock conducted by French New Wave director François Truffaut, is the basis for Kent Jones’ engaging, though not terribly revealing documentary.
Variety
pressAccessible yet intelligent, the 80-minute docu should reward institutional retrospectives and homevideo viewing alike.
Time Out
pressFor all his bankability, Hitch was underappreciated until this study came along. Jones vibes off that idea, turning Truffaut's enthusiasm into an honourable act of reclamation.
The New York Times
pressMr. Jones fashions an unfaltering encomium that's entirely free of the highfalutin monologues that might deter noncinephiles.
The Guardian
pressA tribute to a pioneering act of cinephilia, cinema criticism and living ancestor worship.
Stuff
pressA rigorous and entertaining look at how Hitchcock managed to deliver his own delicate and dark obsessions in a package that thrilled audiences all over the world.
Rolling Stone
pressKent Jones' doc on the groundbreaking interview book gets you drunk on Hitchcock's films again. Nirvana for movie lovers.
New York Post
pressThe fact is that Hitchcock made some of the poorest movies of his career after "Hitchcock/Truffaut'' vaulted him to the top of the pantheon - but you wouldn't know it from this documentary, aimed at newcomers to Hitchcock's work.
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