Hitchcock/Truffaut

Synopsis: Kent Jones documentary focusing on the impact of François Truffaut’s book ‘Cinema According to Hitchcock’. Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Martin Scorsese and Richard Linklater are among the filmmakers featured discussing the influence of Truffaut’s book on modern cinema. Released in 1966, the work was based on a week of interviews Truffaut conducted with Alfred Hitchcock at Universal Studios in which the British auteur discusses his portfolio of work with the 30-year-old French critic and burgeoning film-maker. Featuring footage spanning Hitchcock’s entire career
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2016
Subjects: Film studies
Keywords: film directors; film theory; Hitchcock, Alfred; Film directing; Truffaut, Francois

Director: Kent Jones
Contributor: David Fincher; Martin Scorsese; Peter Bogdanovich; Wes Anderson

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