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Hitchcock/Truffaut

The hole in the story. The husband who pushed his wife off the tower, how did he know that...

François Truffaut:
[Discussing "Vertigo"]
What bothers you about the film? Alfred Hitchcock:
The hole in the story. The husband who pushed his wife off the tower, how did he know that Stewart wasn't going to run up those stairs?

Full Transcript

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Everyone's talking about the fetishism of it
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I don't like it
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Yeah we'll take it
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Fine it's good
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But it's this extraordinary sense of loss
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that he's trying to fill that void
Duration
12 seconds
Views
431
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:10
Uploaded
Nov 15, 2022
Genres
documentary
Production
Cohen Media Group,ARTE France Cinéma,Artline Films

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Movie Summary

Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.
Fine it's good - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:34
Fine it's good
Sense of melancholy or loss to it - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:38
Sense of melancholy or loss to it
There is sometimes a tendency among filmmakers - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:35
There is sometimes a tendency among filmmakers
I personally am interested in the audience - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:33
I personally am interested in the audience
It doesn't matter where the film goes - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:16
It doesn't matter where the film goes
It was a very interesting construction - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:14
It was a very interesting construction
What I call the rising curve shape of a story - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:20
What I call the rising curve shape of a story
The scene with John Gavin and Janet Leigh - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:14
The scene with John Gavin and Janet Leigh
The scenes in the office are kind of all right you know - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:37
The scenes in the office are kind of all right you know
It was necessary to make the robbery - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:25
It was necessary to make the robbery
The scene with the policeman - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:26
The scene with the policeman
She steals money - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:35
She steals money
The very first screening of that film - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:36
The very first screening of that film
Seven days 70 setups - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:20
Seven days 70 setups
At that time as it is now we expect certain things - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:36
At that time as it is now we expect certain things
People will say What a terrible thing to make - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:32
People will say What a terrible thing to make
We better not have cigars you are right - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:10
We better not have cigars you are right
Hitchcock and Truffaut - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:35
Hitchcock and Truffaut
After the first edition of the book was published in 1966 - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:34
After the first edition of the book was published in 1966
The Lodger was the first time I'd exercised any style - Hitchcock/Truffaut 00:06
The Lodger was the first time I'd exercised any style