Iconic, groundbreaking interviews of Alfred Hitchcock by film critic
François Truffaut--providing insight into the cinematic method, the
history of film, and one of the greatest directors of all time.
In Hitchcock, film critic François Truffaut presents fifty hours of
interviews with Alfred Hitchcock about the whole of his vast directorial
career, from his silent movies in Great Britain to his color films in
Hollywood. The result is a portrait of one of the greatest directors the
world has ever known, an all-round specialist who masterminded
everything, from the screenplay and the photography to the editing and
the soundtrack. Hitchcock discusses the inspiration behind his films and
the art of creating fear and suspense, as well as giving strikingly
honest assessments of his achievements and failures, his doubts and
hopes. This peek into the brain of one of cinema's greats is a must-read
for all film aficionados.