Hitchcock – Truffaut
In 1962, Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away for a week in Hollywood to uncover the secrets of filmmaking. Based on the recordings of this meeting, which were used to create the legendary book Hitchcock/Truffaut, Kent Jones' film brings to life the greatest and most illuminating lesson in cinema of all time, immersing us in the world of the creator of Psycho, The Birds, and Vertigo.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)DocumentaryGenre en anglaisArts & culture Written byKent Jones, Serge ToubianaDirected by Kent JonesEditingRachel ReichmanCinematographyÉric Gautier, Genta TamakiSoundRobin AramburuOriginal score Jeremiah BornfieldIn coproduction with Cohen Media GroupSupported by CNC, ProcirepBroadcasted by ARTE FranceDistributionSVP International Distribution Festival(s)Sélection officielle Festival de Cannes 2015, section « Cannes Classics » / Sélection officielle AFI Film Festival 2015 / Sélection officielle Chicago Film Festival 2015 / Sélection officielle Festival de Deauville 2015Year2015Duration80min
Kent Jones’ film Hitchcock–Truffaut offers a contemporary re-examination of Hitchcock’s cinema. By presenting the essential issues of their conversation, with numerous excerpts from scenes (both iconic and lesser-known) from Hitchcock’s films, ten major contemporary filmmakers revisit the aesthetic, technical, and narrative questions at the heart of the discussion with Truffaut.
And thanks to the original sound recordings of these interviews, it’s as if the book comes to life: Hitchcock and Truffaut, with their intonations, hesitations, and laughter, respond to Martin Scorsese, Arnaud Desplechin, David Fincher, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, James Gray, Olivier Assayas, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Peter Bogdanovich, and Paul Schrader, reviving this mythical week-long meeting and a 20-year friendship.
“With this film, my aim is not to please cinephiles. I want the viewer to experience a visceral revelation of what cinema is in all its powerful beauty.”**
Kent Jones
Press coverage
A sumptuous documentary.
France Inter
This remarkable retrospective of the conversations between François Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock is a brilliant analysis of cinema both then and now. A fascinating film.
The Guardian
Intelligent, thoughtful, and elegantly crafted, "Hitchcock/Truffaut" offers not only a professional perspective on the careers of these two men, who seemed destined never to meet, but also serves as a love letter to cinema itself for Kent Jones—a tribute to the power and allure of cinematic creation.
Los Angeles Time
Screened at the world's largest film festival, this film about filmmakers discussing their cinematic experiences is a splendid tribute to the seventh art.
The Harvard Crimson
Half a century after the publication of Truffaut's book on Hitchcock, Kent Jones invites prominent filmmakers to share their thoughts on Hitchcock's lasting legacy and genius. Accessible and insightful.
Variety
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