Hitchcocktruffaut 2015 hitchcocktruffaut 2015 user. When hitchcock met truffaut jump to media player in 1962 alfred hitchcock agreed to participate in an audio interview conducted by french new wave director francois truffaut over an eightday period. Listen to 12 hours of francois truffaut interviewing. Director kent jones on the challenges of making hitchcocktruffaut. Hitchcocktruffaut, the book they made together if you glance at the title page, the actual title is hitchcock, by francois truffaut, but almost no one calls it that, is a series of interviews. 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. His new film hitchcocktruffaut tells the story of the famous interview with alfred hitchcock by francois truffaut that took place in 1962 and became a seminal moment in cinema history. 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. Francois truffaut was not unlike a student to the director alfred hitchcock when the two met for a series of interviews in 1962. Although truffaut claimed that the recordings lasted 50 hours, the surviving tapes which cover the 1962 interviews last for less than 26 hours. Hitchcocktruffaut isnt just an invaluable indepth study of one of cinemas greatest masters, its also an incredible text about two artists who admired each other. This illuminating documentary explores the art and influence of alfred hitchcock through his famed 1962 interview with french auteur francois truffaut. Hitchcocktruffaut is a fascinating look into several of hitchs films, and even some of truffauts, even if it is a little too short to call it a full exploration.
Hitchcocktruffaut classic interviews french new wave. One of the most interesting segments in the truffaut hitchcock interviews is the 27minute segment, which discussed the wrong man and vertigo. Always heralded as one of the great books on cinema and the best, supposedly, on hitchcock, these documented interview sessions with the great french director francois truffaut and alfred hitchcock is as good as reported. Listen to 12 hours of francois truffaut interviewing alfred hitchcock. The interview francois truffaut is obviously very knowledgeable, and a great director in his own right.
Hitchcocktruffaut is not just for film buffs vogue. Listening to the hitchcocktruffaut interview, janet bergstrom suggested that the audio recordings of the alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut interviews should be transcribed, as they often differ from what actually appeared in truffauts book. Hitchcocktruffaut documentary will make you fall in love with. Truffaut, a bright young figure in the french new wave, had. Director kent jones on the challenges of making hitchcock truffaut. In 1962, truffaut, still young and radiant with technical discovery, interviewed hitchcock about his work, using a translator. A fascinating account of the famous interview of hitchcock by francois truffaut that sought to recast. For his interviews with truffaut, hitchcock arranged for a recording engineer at the. Hitchcocktruffaut dogwoof documentary distribution.
Francois truffaut and alfred hitchcock, august, 1962. Transcripts of documentaries, television and radio programmes, and interviews. The interviews resulted in a book hitchcocktruffaut, that became a must for every film buff. When alfred hitchcock met francois truffaut bbc news. In hitchcocktruffaut, director kent jones my voyage to italy, val lewton. In april 1962, francois truffaut wrote a long letter to alfred hitchcock. Hitchcocktruffaut unspools the artistry of the master. 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. One of the famous photos from the interview between francois truffaut and alfred hitchcock.
After hitchcocks death, truffaut updated the book with a new preface and final chapter on hitchcocks later films. The book has become one of the seminal works on film making, as the two film makers go into fascinating detail about the themes and approaches they use. 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. Martin scorsese, steven spielberg to appear in docu. Every film covered with hitchcocks own views on the plotactors. Director kent jones discusses his new documentary, which was inspired by a 1962 series of indepth interviews between french filmmaker. At the time, the birds was in postproduction, and truffaut, who had kickstarted. Dec 04, 2015 francois truffaut was not unlike a student to the director alfred hitchcock when the two met for a series of interviews in 1962. Listen to 12 hours of francois truffaut interviewing alfred. In 1984, patricia hitchcock donated a set of the interview tapes to the margaret herrick library, where they are now part of the hitchcock collection. 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.
Dec 02, 2015 the movie plays some of the recordings that were translated and transcribed by helen scott in truffauts classic 1966 cinephile mustread, cinema according to hitchcock. Over the 50 years since its publication, hitchcocktruffaut has become something of a cult object, a foundational text for young film buffs. Truffaut interviewed hitchcock over eight days in 1962 at his offices at universal studios to write his book. After hitchcocks death, truffaut updated the book with. What does that historic conversation have to say to a new generation. 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.
Alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut aug1962 part 2. Listening to the hitchcocktruffaut interview, janet bergstrom suggested. Nathan heller writes about the book hitchcocktruffaut, which, fifty years later. It took five years for truffaut to shape the transcription of their always interesting and. Dec 01, 2015 over the 50 years since its publication, hitchcock truffaut has become something of a cult object, a foundational text for young film buffs.
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. May 12, 2015 the hitchcocktruffaut interviews were part of that revolution. A love letter to cinema and two if its renowned talents. Hitchcock, along discussions with foreign journalists, especially in new york, i discovered that people often have a somehow superficial idea of your work. The truffauthitchcock interviews the museum of film history. Every film covered with hitchcock s own views on the plotactors. Hitchcocktruffaut unspools the artistry of the master of. Directors on directing in documentary hitchcocktruffaut. Alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut aug1962 transcriptions. Hitchcocktruffaut the book is an extremely well illustrated transcript of a week long interview truffaut had with hitchcock in 1962 at the offices of universal studios in hollywood.
The interview starts with truffaut saying how the wrong man was a mistake which was a risky move. In 1962, alfred hitchcock 18991980 brings to the big screen daphne du mauriers short story, the birds, after three exceptionally dense films. Jul 15, 2018 francois truffaut and alfred hitchcock, august, 1962. In this interview with truffaut, hitchcock goes quickly through dial m for murder, before going more deeply into rear window, one of his major picture, shot in the same year, 1954. Kent jones, now a critic, filmmaker, and director of. 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 following 27 pages are in this category, out of. 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. The man in the shadows explores the landmark series of interviews between french new wave director francois truffaut and the master of suspense, alfred hitchcock. The movie is a documentary about the twoweek period during which the young french filmmaker francois truffaut interviewed the older filmmaker alfred hitchcock. Europe of cultures interview with alfred hitchcock on the birds.
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 edited transcript of truffauts eightday interview with alfred hitchcock, hitchcocktruffaut is a mainstay of film courses. The book that gets inside alfred hitchcocks mind the new. One of the most interesting segments in the truffauthitchcock interviews is the 27minute segment, which discussed the wrong man and vertigo.
Rent hitchcocktruffaut 2015 on dvd and bluray netflix. Segments from the 1962 original recordings between the two filmmakers will also feature, allowing audiences to hear candid discussions between hitchcock and truffaut, and to. Mar 04, 2016 theres a new documentary out today based on the famous interviews between alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut its a fascinating and revealing piece of film making. Francois truffaut interviews alfred hitchcock go into the story. 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. The alfred hitchcockfrancois truffaut interview in the summer of.
The transcript was publishedtruffaut, who ended up obsessing over the. Alfred hitchcock and bryan forbes 1969 alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut aug1962 part 1. Rent hitchcocktruffaut 2015 starring wes anderson and olivier assayas on dvd and bluray. These conversations were later published and helped position hitchcock as a film artist and inspired a. Hitchcocktruffaut documentary will make you fall in love. We spoke to kent jones about hitchcocktruffaut ahead of the films cinema release in london. This was a revised edition that includes an addendum by truffaut after hitchcock s death in 1979.
Hitchcocktruffaut 2015 was written and directed by kent jones. Truffauts resulting book is one of the classic texts on cinema, as hitchcock explains both his approach to his craft. Pages in category transcripts the following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. Significant categories and examples of differences between the original recorded interviews and the published version. The book also proved a revered text for the emerging generations of filmmakers who pored over its contents with near forensic devotion. 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. The book that gets inside alfred hitchcocks mind the new yorker. The interview is now the basis of the documentary hitchcocktruffaut. Hitchcocktruffaut is closer to the essay film or memoir than straight documentary. Contemporary directors discuss the master of suspense in a documentary about hitchcocks legendary conversations with francois truffaut. Hitchcocks singular vision is elucidated and brought vividly to life by todays leading. The following is an interview from the french apostrophes television programme apr1984, in which bernard pivot talks to truffaut and roman polanski about hitchcock. Transcripts the alfred hitchcock wiki the hitchcock zone.
Hitchcocktruffaut watch the hbo original documentary hbo. Wonderful insight, for instance on who chooses the actors not hitchcock necessarily and the problems this causes. The book was essentially a transcript of a weeklong interviewconversation between directors alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut. 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. 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. 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. The interviews which truffaut conducted focused on hitchcocks life and. Documentary film based upon hitchocktruffaut from kent jones featuring marin scorsese, wes anderson and many more. The movie plays some of the recordings that were translated and transcribed by helen scott in truffauts classic 1966 cinephile mustread, cinema according to hitchcock. Truffaut and hitchcock began their interviews on august, hitchcocks 63rd birthday. The hitchcocktruffaut interviews were part of that revolution. Vertigo 1958, north by northwest 1959 and psycho 1960 entertained america where the english director lived from 1940 on and reinforced his status as the king of suspense, while seducing cahiers du cinema magazines young film critic who. Alfred hitchcock and francois truffaut aug1962 part 1. The interviews were recorded onto reeltoreel audiotapes and the content eventually edited down by truffaut for his book on hitchcock.
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