HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

The legendary meeting between Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut in 1962 serves as the entry point for Kent Jones’ documentary, a kind of historical footnote now regarded by lm critics, historians and filmmakers as one of the great cinematic lessons.

Assembling Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, James Gray, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater and Peter Bogdanovich, Jones maps, through their insights, the ongoing resonance and influence of Truffaut’s book, based on his week-long interviews with Hitchcock, and details the way it continues to shape modern ideas about movies. In 'Hitchcock/Truffaut', classics like 'Vertigo', 'Rear Window', 'Rope' and 'Psycho' are dissected and mined for their inspiration, revelations and endless layers legendary meeting between Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut in 1962 serves as the entry point for Kent Jones’ documentary, a kind of historical footnote now regarded by lm critics, historians and filmmakers as one of the great cinematic lessons.

Assembling Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, James Gray, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater and Peter Bogdanovich, Jones maps, through their insights, the ongoing resonance and influence of Truffaut’s book, based on his week-long interviews with Hitchcock, and details the way it continues to shape modern ideas about movies. In 'Hitchcock/Truffaut', classics like 'Vertigo', 'Rear Window', 'Rope' and 'Psycho' are dissected and mined for their inspiration, revelations and endless layers.

Click here to read our four-star Home Entertainment review of 'Hitchcock/Truffaut'.

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