Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)

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   fonz

   I think I'll check out the book now.
   
   I remember listening to 13 hours of the interview a few years ago and all I took away was that Hitchcock wanted to film a scene (in one long take?) in a Detroit auto factory that featured the entire assembly of an automobile from start to finish with the characters discovering a dead body in the trunk at the end.
   
   It focuses too much on Vertigo and on talking head pieces with other modern directors. 7 years 9 months ago
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   Siskoid

   In 1966, François Truffaut published a series of in-depth conversations between himself and Alfred Hitchcock, known in the English-speaking world as Hitchcock/Truffaut. The documentary of the same name takes its cue from the book - with several name directors chiming in about its importance to them, and Hitchcock's oeuvre overall - to discuss the Master of Suspense's work. The conversations were taped and are a big part of the film's audio landscape (I haven't read the book, but I imagine those fun outtakes aren't in it). H/T does what all good documentaries about film should do - it makes you want to watch or rewatch more of its subject's films. Hitchcock's of course, but Truffaut's too. In 1966, the book rescued Hitchcock's work from its genre labels and set him up to be the genius innovator he's known as today. The film can't do that, because it's a done deal, but it still reminds you of the best bits and highlights others you might have forgotten. 4 months 3 weeks ago
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   Giant Fish

   Not very interesting by itself, but a nice companion piece to the book, which is essential for any movie buff. 7 years 2 months ago

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