Hitchcock/Truffaut

1h 30m 2015

Brief Synopsis

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In 1962 Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting-used to produce the mythical book Hitchcock/Truffaut-this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and pulls viewers into the world of the creator of "Psycho," "The Birds," and "Vertigo." Hitchcock's incredibly modern art is elucidated and explained by today's leading filmmakers: Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wes Anderson, James Gray, Olivier Assayas, Richard Linklater, Peter Bogdanovich and Paul Schrader.

Cast & Crew

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Kent Jones

Director

Wes Anderson

Himself

Bob Balaban

Narrator

Paul Schrader

Himself

Peter Bogdanovich

Himself

Olivier Assayas

Himself

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2015
Production Company
Arte ; The Cohen Media Group ; The Cohen Media Group
Distribution Company
PACIFIC NORTHWEST PICTURES/TVA FILMS/THE COHEN MEDIA GROUP (CMG); Cinéma Du Parc ; Dogwoof Pictures ; Nexo Digital ; Pacific Northwest Pictures ; Pacific Northwest Pictures ; Sherlock Films ; TVA Films ; TVA Films ; The Cohen Media Group

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

In 1962 Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting-used to produce the mythical book Hitchcock/Truffaut-this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and pulls viewers into the world of the creator of "Psycho," "The Birds," and "Vertigo." Hitchcock's incredibly modern art is elucidated and explained by today's leading filmmakers: Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wes Anderson, James Gray, Olivier Assayas, Richard Linklater, Peter Bogdanovich and Paul Schrader.

Directors

Kent Jones

Director

Kent Jones

Director

Cast

Wes Anderson

Himself

Bob Balaban

Narrator

Paul Schrader

Himself

Peter Bogdanovich

Himself

Olivier Assayas

Himself

James Gray

Himself

Arnaud Desplechin

Himself

David Fincher

Himself

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Himself

Martin Scorsese

Himself

Richard Linklater

Himself

Crew

Daniel Battsek

Associate Producer

Nick Bentgen

Director Of Photography

Jeremiah Bornfield

Music

Victoire Buff

Executive Producer

Charles S. Cohen

Producer

Daniel Cowen

Director Of Photography

Cecile Croizat

Line Producer

Cecile Croizat

Executive Producer

+ric Gautier

Cinematographer

Elizabeth Hannah

Executive Producer

Elizabeth Hannah

Executive Producer

Kent Jones

Screenplay

Kent Jones

Screenplay

John Kochman

Associate Producer

Benjamin Landsbergere

Post-Production Supervisor

Benjamin Landsbergere

Executive Producer

Mihai Malaimare

Director Of Photography

Olivier Mille

Producer

Delphine Pineau

Producer

Delphine Pineau

Executive Producer

Rachel Reichman

Coproducer

Rachel Reichman

Editor

Lisa Rinzler

Director Of Photography

Abi Sakamoto

Executive Producer

Genta Tamaki

Cinematographer

Genta Tamaki

Director Of Photography

Serge Toubiana

Screenplay

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2015
Production Company
Arte ; The Cohen Media Group ; The Cohen Media Group
Distribution Company
PACIFIC NORTHWEST PICTURES/TVA FILMS/THE COHEN MEDIA GROUP (CMG); Cinéma Du Parc ; Dogwoof Pictures ; Nexo Digital ; Pacific Northwest Pictures ; Pacific Northwest Pictures ; Sherlock Films ; TVA Films ; TVA Films ; The Cohen Media Group

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Original airing in United States August 8, 2016

Released in United States 2015

Released in United States on Video December 20, 2016

Released in United States on Video December 20, 2016

Limited Release in United States December 2, 2015

Limited Release in United States December 4, 2015

Released in United States 2015

Released in United States 2016

Will air on HBO on August 8, 2016.

Released in United States 2015 (Cinema's Legacy)

Released in United States 2016 (True Stories)

Original airing in United States August 8, 2016 (HBO)

Limited Release in United States December 4, 2015 (Los Angeles)

Limited Release in United States December 2, 2015 (New York)

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