Hitchcock/Truffaut

[Tara Ariano]

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Filmmakers discuss the impact of Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Hitchcock/Truffaut," in which Alfred Hitchcock painstakingly detailed his directorial process.

Premieres Monday, August 8, at 9 PM ET.

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Two legendary directors + one go-to book for film buffs = a classic documentary? Sarah D. Bunting runs the numbers.

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[bosawks]

I always feel I'm about to lose my Hitchcock fan card when I confess to hating Vertigo.

[meep.meep]

I don't hate it, but I like Rear Window and Psycho better.

I wish they'd shown more of Truffaut's stuff.

[biakbiak]

I could literally listen to Scorsese talking about film forever. He explains the complexity of shots, the performances, context both cinematic and historic and everything (on his own films he remembers the dishes served by craft service.) in a way that makes me see not only that film in a new way but for several months many films in different ways.

[beesknees]

On 8/10/2016 at 2:22 PM, bosawks said:

I always feel I'm about to lose my Hitchcock fan card when I confess to hating Vertigo.

I tried to watch it again the other night and I lasted about 20 mins.  :(

[CherryMalotte]

I always feel I'm about to lose my Hitchcock fan card when I confess to hating Vertigo.

Not by me - I hate it.  And while it's crept into the top spot of film lists, I just can't see why.  The only good thing in the film is the art/production design.  It's pretty to look at but a mess of a script/plot/direction/acting combined.  No thank you.

Loved the documentary though, I'd been putting off seeing it because I thought it might be some dry bone interviews but found it really engrossing.