To tell you more would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see it for yourself.

As the movie opens, we are given a quick historical context within which these conversations took place, and the various contemporaries (Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, David Lynch, etc.) provide their further perspectives. The book was essentially a transcript of a week-long interview/conversation between directors Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut. 'Hitchcock/Truffaut' (2015 release 80 min.) is a documentary based on the book of the same name, originally published in 1966. Still, I'm glad I got a chance to see it. All in all, this is decent, but it is more the observation of the director who attempted to produce a summation of the book. Montgomery Clift tried and failed so we get a sense of that thing. One interesting point made was what would have happened if he had been forced to work with egos like Marlon Brando, James Dean, or Dustin Hoffman, who certainly would have tried to manipulate Hitchcock. The lesson learned is that Hitchcock as a stylist and a sort of visual tyrant made him what he was. The focus is really on two films, 'Vertigo' and 'Psycho.' That is enough in some respects because most of Hitchcock's dazzle is employed here. That said, despite the limitations of 85 or so minutes, we are made privy to techniques employed. We get a picture of the admiration shared by the two directors.

The strength of the film is in the commentaries of the participants. This was Truffaut's baby and it is incredible that this is left for us. For it is in the book that we learn about the master and what he did and how he thought. I would encourage anyone who viewed this film to get a copy of the book.

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