This also works on a purely literary level, contrasting the magisterial yet jokey voice of hitchcock with the businesslike, humorless truffaut. The movie is a documentary about the twoweek period during which the young french filmmaker francois truffaut interviewed the older filmmaker alfred hitchcock. Listen to 12 hours of francois truffaut interviewing alfred. In 1962 francois truffaut spent a week interviewing alfred hitchcock to hear his recollections of directing some forty films both in england and the us. In a book length interview conducted by new wave critic and director francois truffaut, hitchcock s entire career is discussed and analyzed. Hitchcocktruffaut unspools the artistry of the master. When criticturneddirector francois truffaut turned an exhaustive interview hed conducted with alfred hitchcock into a book, it was greeted as an eyeopening achievement. The book is the inspiration for the 2015 documentary hitchcocktruffaut. Publication date 1984 topics hitchcock, alfred, 18991980 publisher. Listen to 12 hours of francois truffaut interviewing. Pages in category transcripts the following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hitchcock. In 1962, alfred hitchcock sat in front of a tape recorder for a weeklong series of interviews by the young french director francois truffaut.
Truffaut and hitchcock began their interviews on august, hitchcocks 63rd birthday. The interview francois truffaut is obviously very knowledgeable, and a great director in his own right. But even truffaut probably had no idea quite how influential hitchcocks. On june 2nd 1962, francois truffaut wrote a letter to alfred hitchcock asking whether he might interview him in depth about his life and career. An interview with director kent jones about his documentary hitchcocktruffaut. Hitchcocktruffaut interview with director kent jones the final. One of the most interesting segments in the truffauthitchcock interviews is the 27minute segment, which discussed the wrong man and vertigo. But this was truffaut being the film critic that he was and being open with his opinion of the film. Francois truffaut interviews alfred hitchcock go into. Hitchcock agreed and later that summer the interviews took place over the course of a week at the directors office on the universal studios lot whilst he was completing postproduction work on the birds. In april 1962, francois truffaut wrote a long letter to alfred hitchcock. After hitchcocks death, truffaut updated the book with a new preface and final chapter on hitchcocks later films.
He was coeditor of cahiers du cinema with serge daney from 1973 to 1981, and then its editor from 1981 to 1991. Hitchcocktruffaut remains a topselling film book, and the excellent 2015 documentary of the same name incorporates excerpts from those legendary audio tapes as it meticulously examines hitchcocks film canon, the two mens historic teteatete, and how both directors personalities and experiences influenced their respective work. Dialogue between truffaut and hitchcock translation of le cinema selon hitchcock bibliography. Hitchcocktruffaut 2015 was written and directed by kent jones.
In 1962 hitchcock and truffaut locked themselves away in hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the miseenscene in cinema. Dec 01, 2015 director kent jones discusses his new documentary, which was inspired by a 1962 series of indepth interviews between french filmmaker francois truffaut and the legendary director alfred hitchcock. Truffaut interviewed hitchcock over eight days in 1962 at his offices at universal studios to write his book. Based on the original recordings of this meetingused to produce the mythical book hitchcocktruffaut this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plummets us into the world of the creator of psycho, the birds. Truffautwho greatly admired hitchcocks workwas writing a book about hitchcock. In a book length interview conducted by new wave critic and director francois truffaut, hitchcocks entire career is discussed and analyzed. Rent hitchcocktruffaut 2015 on dvd and bluray netflix. Hitchcocktruffaut is one of the absolutely essential documentaries concerning alfred hitchcock and it comes to bluray with a solid transfer from universal studios. Hitchcocktruffaut is a 2015 frenchamerican documentary film directed by film critic kent jones about francois truffauts book on alfred hitchcock, hitchcocktruffaut, and its impact on cinema. The interview starts with truffaut saying how the wrong man was a mistake which was a risky move. Aug 17, 2014 in 1962, french filmmaker, critic, and socalled father of the new wave, francois truffaut, carried out a series of interviews with alfred hitchcock at the latters universal studios office. The interview is divided in 25 episodes if about half an hour, going deep in hitchcock work, movie by movie, year after year. Francois truffaut and alfred hitchcock, august, 1962.
But even truffaut probably had no idea quite how influential hitchcocks notion of pure cinema would become. Alfred hitchcock a list of 43 titles created 15 aug 20 movies i saw 2017 a list of 32 titles. Francois truffaut hitchcock, 1966 francois truffaut hitchcock. Based on the original recordings of this meetingused to produce the seminal book hitchcocktruffaut this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plunges us into the world of the creator of psycho, the birds and vertigo. The pleasure garden the mountain eagle the first true hitchcock.
According to the article, this is the original raw audio from a 1962 interview that ended up as the source material for truffauts book hitchcock. Rent hitchcocktruffaut 2015 starring wes anderson and olivier assayas on dvd and bluray. Recorded to audio tape, the content was eventually edited down into truffauts famous book hitchcock. Hitchcock is in the air that todays directors breathe, and hitchcocktruffaut aims to remind us of this fact.
In 1962 francois truffaut and alfred hitchcock sat down over eight days to talk about cinema, and those conversations produced one of the most. By 1962 truffaut took the next logical step in his fandom and sent a letter to the master of suspense requesting they meet for an interview to be. Hitchcock truffaut interview with director kent jones. May 12, 2015 truffaut and hitchcock began their interviews on august, hitchcocks 63rd birthday.
Hitchcocktruffaut watch the hbo original documentary hbo. Hitchcocktruffaut remains a topselling film book, and the excellent 2015 documentary of the same name incorporates excerpts from those legendary audio tapes as it meticulously examines hitchcock s film canon, the two mens historic teteatete, and how both directors personalities and experiences influenced their respective work. Jul 15, 2018 francois truffaut and alfred hitchcock, august, 1962. On the other was francois truffaut, a young, newly prominent french director who revered hitchcocks films, and who had persuaded the great man to discuss his work in extraordinary detail. Alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut aug1962 part 2. Aug 08, 2016 by 1962 truffaut took the next logical step in his fandom and sent a letter to the master of suspense requesting they meet for an interview to be published. Truffauts resulting book is one of the classic texts on cinema, as hitchcock explains both his approach to his craft and the way he went about making each film. Based on the original recordings of this meetingused to produce the mythical book hitchcocktruffaut this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plummets us into the world of the creator of psycho, the birds, and vertigo. What truffaut wanted most was to show the world that hitchcock was an artist, not just a popular entertainer hellbent on making audiences scream at. In 1962, francois truffaut persuaded alfred hitchcock to sit with him for a week long interview in which the great british auteur would share with his young admirer the secrets of his cinema. Listen to 12 hours of francois truffaut interviewing alfred hitchcock. First published by editions robert laffont, it is based on a 1962 exchange between hitchcock and truffaut, in which the two directors spent a week in a room at universal studios talking about movies. Francois truffaut interviews alfred hitchcock go into the story. Hitchcock agreed and later that summer the interviews took place over the course of a week at the directors office on the universal studios lot whilst he was completing post.
Hitchcocktruffaut 2015 technical specifications imdb. Every film covered with hitchcocks own views on the plotactors. The documentary features reflections from directors including james gray. Filmmakers discuss how francois truffauts 1966 book cinema according to hitchcock influenced their work. A love letter to cinema and two if its renowned talents. A certain tendency of the french cinema by francois truffautnew wave film alfred hitchcock long interview with francois truffraut. Hitchcocktruffaut classic interviews french new wave. Hitchcocktruffaut unspools the artistry of the master of. In 1962, film critic and french new wave director francois truffaut sat down with alfred hitchcock to record a weeklong interview about hitchcocks entire body of work.
Hitchcock, along discussions with foreign journalists, especially in new york, i discovered that people often have a somehow superficial idea of your work. Aug 08, 2016 with all of this, hitchcocktruffaut is building to a larger point. Revised edition, october 2, 1985 dan auiler hitchcocks notebook. Alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut aug1962 part 3. On 16 november, truffaut wrote don congdon that an 800page transcript. At the time, the birds was in postproduction, and truffaut, who had kickstarted the french new wave movement with his debut feature the 400 blows, had just directed his third. Based on the original recordings of this meetingused to produce the mythical book, hitchcock truffaut this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plummets us into the world of the creator of psycho, the birds, and vertigo. Discussions of technique and intentions are fascinating. Truffaut had just released the definitive version of the book and this would be his last public appearance just six months later, he died from a brain tumour. Serge toubiana has been at the centre of french cinema culture for over forty years.
Hitchcocks singular vision is elucidated and brought vividly to life by todays leading. Feb 06, 2017 hitchcocktruffaut is one of the absolutely essential documentaries concerning alfred hitchcock and it comes to bluray with a solid transfer from universal studios. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Dec 03, 2015 what truffaut wanted most was to show the world that hitchcock was an artist, not just a popular entertainer hellbent on making audiences scream at things that go bump in the night. Hitchcocktruffaut is a resourceful, illuminating and very welcome documentation both of filmmaking and the making of film history. In hitchcock, film critic francois truffaut presents fifty hours of interviews with alfred. The book also proved a revered text for the emerging generations of filmmakers who pored over its contents with near forensic devotion. Documentary film based upon hitchocktruffaut from kent jones featuring marin scorsese, wes anderson and many more. Hitchcock truffaut is closer to the essay film or memoir than straight documentary. The following is an interview from the french apostrophes television programme apr1984, in which bernard pivot talks to truffaut and roman polanski about hitchcock. At the time, the birds was in postproduction, and truffaut, who had kickstarted the french new wave movement with his debut feature the 400 blows, had just directed his third film, jules et jim. In 1962, alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut locked themselves away in hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the miseenscene in cinema. Donohue 14dec1969 alfred hitchcock and peter bogdanovich 1963 alfred hitchcock and roger ebert 14dec1969 alfred hitchcock at the afi seminar roundtable 18aug1972 all about the birds. Hitchcocktruffaut is a must see for any filmmaker and any serious fan of hitchcock.
Hitchcocktruffaut dogwoof documentary distribution. With all of this, hitchcocktruffaut is building to a larger point. This illuminating documentary explores the art and influence of alfred hitchcock through his famed 1962 interview with french auteur francois truffaut. Autodidact and breathtakingly talented french director francois truffaut, who was also one of the founder of the new wave but got somehow.
A fascinating account of the famous interview of hitchcock by francois truffaut that sought to recast. Serge toubiana on hitchcocktruffaut french new wave. Dec 02, 2015 truffaut and hitchcock are both important to desplechin, in different ways. Any booklength interview with alfred hitchcock is valuable, but considering that this. Truffaut and hitchcock are both important to desplechin, in different ways. Truffauts interview book with hitchcock is one of the best known, widely read and. The truffauthitchcock interviews the museum of film history. In 1962, alfred hitchcock and a 30yearold francois truffaut sequestered themselves in a windowless hollywood office for a weeklong conversation. 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 and plummets us into the world of the creator of psycho. 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 and plummets us into the world of the creator of psycho, the birds. Directors alfred hitchcock a list of 43 titles created 15 aug 20 movies i saw 2017. Download and listen to hitchcock interviews by truffaut for free. Every film covered with hitchcock s own views on the plotactors. Wonderful insight, for instance on who chooses the actors not hitchcock necessarily and the problems this causes.
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