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Hitchcock/Truffaut

The best scenes for me are, one's he must have spent time on, the driving shots. You had...

Martin Scorsese:
[Discussing "Psycho"]
The best scenes for me are, one's he must have spent time on, the driving shots. You had to spend time on those, particularly the points of view, somehow. And the framing of Janet Leigh in the center of the frame with the top of the steering wheel in the bottom of the frame. Because, you can make a choice. You can go above the steering wheel, you know, or You can go further out. But, then, maybe you won't see her eyes as well. That's like the perfect size. The scene with the policeman, of course, the framing of him staring into the car, yes, we know, with the glasses, he's scary. But, there is something about the restraint of those frames. You see, the more you restrain, the better it is when the explosion happens. And on the way to the explosion there are these meditative states. Driving. And there's a sense of movement ahead, movement ahead

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the better it is when the explosion happens
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And on the way to the explosion
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there are these meditative states Driving
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MAN Caroline get Mr Cassidy for me
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After all Cassidy I told you all that cash
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And there's a sense of movement ahead movement ahead
Duration
26 seconds
Views
955
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:13
Uploaded
Nov 15, 2022
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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.