Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 81 min · ★ 7.2 · 88% critics
This documentary revisits a landmark book built from a long conversation between two celebrated directors, using archival audio, photos, letters, and film clips. Contemporary filmmakers weigh in on the book’s impact and explore why the director’s suspense films—and the ideas behind them—still shape how movies are made and watched.
Also known as Hitchcock Truffaut
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Streaming on Cohen Media Channel.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (252 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you love classic thrillers, film history, and hearing modern directors break down why certain scenes work; Not for you if you want a balanced critique or a broader true-crime-style doc like 78/52.
Pros: insightful director interviews; rich archival clips; sparks rewatching classics | Cons: heavy hero worship; interview underused; narrow film focus
Themes
- director
- filmmaking
Cast & crew
Bob Balaban
as Narrator (voice)
Wes Anderson
as Self
Olivier Assayas
as Self
Peter Bogdanovich
as Self
Arnaud Desplechin
as Self
David Fincher
as Self
James Gray
as Self
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
as Self
Richard Linklater
as Self
Paul Schrader
as Self
Directed by Kent Jones