{"id":10269,"date":"2019-08-21T16:58:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T20:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=10269"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:45:11","slug":"hitchcock-truffaut-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=10269","title":{"rendered":"Hitchcock\/Truffaut-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hitchcock\/Truffaut -2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director Kent Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott’s Review #933<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reviewed August 21, 2019<\/p>\n

Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n

A documentary about film and filmmaking is a worthy watch for any rabid lover of cinema, and when the subject at hand is Alfred Hitchcock, any fan must certainly chomp.<\/p>\n

I remember Hitchcock\/Truffaut (2015) playing at my local independent theater at release, but I missed my chance to see it.<\/p>\n

With that misstep undone, the work is fine, and the result is an abundance of riches, serving as a fly on the wall for those who want to listen to two geniuses speak, or watch clips of great films and revel in the creativity.<\/p>\n

Already having a hefty knowledge of Hitchcock doesn’t dull my perspective, nor do I take the appreciation for granted.<\/p>\n

For an entry-level fan of the director or French film director Francois Truffaut, the title belongs on one’s “to see” list.<\/p>\n

The documentary inspires and satisfies cinema lovers. Billed as side-by-side directors in the title, the documentary treats Hitchcock as the teacher and Truffaut as the student, especially given the age difference between the two men.<\/p>\n

Truffaut interviewed Hitchcock in 1962 during a week-long discussion in a windowless Hollywood office, where the former soaked up the latter’s knowledge and perspective like a sponge.<\/p>\n

Truffaut was already a well-regarded filmmaker at age thirty-two, with gems like The 400 Blows (1959) under his belt.<\/p>\n

Truffaut later wrote a book about his conversations with Hitchcock, and director Kent Jones brings it to life as a documentary, explaining why the book had such a tremendous impact on cinema while teaching audiences a thing or two about the movies.<\/p>\n

The production analyzes filmmaking from technique to style to clothing, actors, and in between.<\/p>\n

The main crux is the technique Hitchcock used to create tension and suspense, manipulating the audience every step of the way.<\/p>\n

A plethora of his films are featured, which is a personal joy to see; most importantly, the documentary is clever enough to build to Hitchcock\u2019s most memorable sequence of all: the shower sequence in Psycho (1960), the director\u2019s most recent film, and now, easily his most notorious.<\/p>\n

Hollywood titans such as Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Wes Anderson, and Richard Linklater, arguably geniuses, explain the influence Hitchcock had on them.<\/p>\n

Listening to these formidable directors whimsically praise and dissect Hitchcock’s analysis, and explain how he helped them blossom, is a wonderful experience.<\/p>\n

Hitchcock\/Truffaut (2015) is a treat for die-hard fans of Hitchcock, Truffaut, or both.<\/p>\n

Conversations and interviews with other famous directors show the heavy influence, love, and appreciation for an ingenious suspense director and an equally unique French New Wave director.<\/p>\n

A thirty-two-year age difference separated the two men, but they appear as natural as close colleagues.<\/p>\n

Great minds do think alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hitchcock\/Truffaut -2015 Director Kent Jones Scott’s Review #933 Reviewed August 21, 2019 Grade: B+ A documentary about film and filmmaking is a worthy watch for any rabid lover of cinema, and when the subject at hand is Alfred Hitchcock, any fan must certainly chomp. I remember Hitchcock\/Truffaut (2015) playing at my local independent theater at … Continue reading Hitchcock\/Truffaut-2015<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[240,46],"tags":[109,8949,1863,658,4913,415,1223,911,3309,2718],"class_list":["post-10269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2015-movie-reviews","category-documentaries","tag-alfred-hitchcock-films","tag-bob-balaban","tag-david-fincher","tag-francois-truffaut","tag-kent-jones","tag-martin-scorsese-films","tag-paul-schrader","tag-peter-bogdanovich","tag-richard-linklater","tag-wes-anderson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10269"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24822,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269\/revisions\/24822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}