Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Hitchcock/Truffaut
    2015

    Synopsis

    Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.

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    Cast

    • Bob BalabanNarrator (voice)
    • Wes AndersonSelf
    • Olivier AssayasSelf
    • Peter BogdanovichSelf
    • Arnaud DesplechinSelf
    • David FincherSelf
    • James GraySelf
    • Kiyoshi KurosawaSelf
    • Richard LinklaterSelf
    • Paul SchraderSelf

    Recommendations

    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      The best part is getting to hear both men talk about their art in exhaustive, almost fetishistic detail. If you’re a classic movie buff, this is a must-see.
    • 90

      The New York Times

      Curating a selection of the original interview recordings (whose sound quality is damn near pristine), Mr. Jones fashions an unfaltering encomium that’s entirely free of the highfalutin monologues that might deter noncinephiles.
    • 80

      The Guardian

      A fascinating film.
    • 80

      Variety

      While the interview-driven documentary may not adhere to Hitchcock’s cinematic ideal, it welcomes one and all into the medium’s embrace.
    • 80

      Village Voice

      Kent Jones's documentary take on François Truffaut's exhaustive career-survey 1966 interview with Alfred Hitchcock is an arresting précis, sharply edited and generous with its film clips — it's a smashing supplement to Truffaut's classic study.
    • 75

      The Playlist

      Hitchcock is essential; Truffaut is essential; the book is essential; Kent Jones' Hitchcock/Truffaut is not quite so, but it's a very enjoyable appendix.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Hitchcock/Truffaut is a resourceful, illuminating and very welcome documentation both of filmmaking and the making of film history.
    • 70

      Screen Daily

      Hitchcock Truffaut is of undeniable appeal to those with even a passing interest in the history of cinema. There’s nothing rarified about the air the project breathes, either – this features passionate people who have made their own iconic cinema talking about two giants of our film age with an enthusiasm which is infectious.