Nov 6th
Hitchcock/Truffaut*
(US/Fra 2015)
Cohen Media Group. 80m.

Cineastes documentary about Francois Truffaut's landmark interviews for Cahiers du Cinema which helped to elevate Alfred Hitchcock's status from mere entertainer to the cinematic artist that he already was (but never got due credit for it.) Interspersed with selected filmmakers citing the influence of the writings, although the British period of Hitch's films is sadly neglected, and the overrated 1950s American period eulogised upon. Some interesting insights at beginning and end about Truffaut's subsequent close friendship with Hitch - otherwise best to read the book.

w,d: Kent Jones
p: Charles S. Cohen
featuring Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Linklater, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Olivier Assayas, Wes Anderson, and others
m: Jeremiah Bornfield