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Phillip Lopate "The New York Times Book Review" One is ravished by the density of insights into cinematic questions....Truffaut performed a tour de force of tact in getting this ordinarily guarded man to open up as he had never done before (and never would again)....If the 1967 "Hitchcock/Truffaut" can now be seen as something of a classic, this revised version is even better.
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One is ravished by the density of insights into cinematic questions...Truffaut performed a tour de force of tact in getting this ordinarily guarded man to open up as he had never done before (and never would again)...If the 1967 Hitchcock/Truffaut can now be seen as something of a classic, this revised version is even better. Phillip Lopate The New York Times Book Review
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FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT. Mr. Hitchcock, you were born in London on August 13, 1899. Read the first page
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This is THE book for anyone who's seen the Master of Suspense's classics, and want to know more about them. Truffuat, a great director in his own right, is one of the best interviewers I have ever read. His own knowledge of film and its techniques lend him particular insight into what makes Hitch tick. Perhaps best of all, you learn which of his movies Sir Alfred liked; which he didn't; and even projects or sequences he always wished to do, but never could. The only problem is that if you have not seen a movie they are discussing, they explain the plot, with the ending, so watch out for spoilers. Still, Hitchcock didn't give many interviews and this one isn't to be missed.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The whole book is one big interview. Francois Truffaut discussed with Alfred Hitchcock for several days about his films. When reading it, unexperienced people get a profound knowledge about the how's and why's in movies, the experienced learn about Hitchcock's life and opinions, and the movie professionals in most cases can learn something they did not know before. This book is definitely the one film book that gets you started. At this occasion, I may recommend the Biography about Billy Wilder by Hellmuth Karasek, which is pretty similar, regarding the deepness of the contents. As I already stated: Absolutely essential for Movie people - on both sides of the screen!
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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If you are a fan of Hitchcock's work you owe it to yourself to buy this book!
It's a superb and insightful analysis of the processes involved in bringing classics such as Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho and The Birds to the screen. It also covers Hitch's early silent work such as The Lodger in depth which few other books manage to do.
Chock full of great anecdotes and useful analysis of Hitch's main themes, this book deserves a place on any serious film fan's book shelf.
This is one of the best books on cinema ever written, and is up there with A Biographical Dictionary of Cinema and Rosebud. An essential read!
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Classic book on storytelling in film
*Indispensable* for anyone interested in cinema and storytelling in film. Over a 40+ years of directing, Hitchcock learnt as he went along - we kind of forget that - and he tells... Read more
Published 16 months ago by J.Utah
Continually fascinating
Even for those who share, or partly share. Graham Greene's view that Hitchcock's films are a series of moments, of ingenious turns implausibly linked, this book is full of... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Christopher Hawtree
"stronger than any morality"
Hitchcock is the master of suspense,the most intense presentation of dramatic material. Hitchcock has not always been thought so highly of in America(hence passed over for Oscars)... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by technoguy
One of the best books on film!
This is one of the best books on film ever written. Truffaut has seen everyone of Hitch's movies and the two of them discuss all aspects of his work. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 1999
I can't put it down!
This book is unbelievable! Two of the greatest film minds talking to one another about the structure and composition of film. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 1999
An insight into the nature of film
This title is one of those books that can make people choose film as the medium of their expression. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 1998
ego
William Goldman, in his book ADVENTURES IN THE SCREEN TRADE said of this book: "for me the silly auteur theory peaked with the publication of one of the genuinely ego-ridden... Read more
Published on 25 May 1998
the best
this is my favorite film book, the one that made me want to be a filmmaker... i stumbled across it when i was 13 or 14, probably not even knowing who truffaut was... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 1998
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