MFAH Film Series – Hitchcock/Truffaut: Hitchcock/Truffaut (the documentary)

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents another special Film Series – Hitchcock/Truffaut.

A riveting new documentary revisits the extended conversation between these two film legends that resulted in classic film book, Hitchcock/Truffaut.

Then experience some of the most famous Hitchcock films discussed in the documentary—two of which were chosen by MFAH film fans, and one curator’s choice.

The book Hitchcock/Truffaut is available for purchase in the MFA Shop.

Hitchcock/Truffaut (the documentary)
Directed by Kent Jones
2015, in French with English subtitles
France/USA
80 minutes, DCP

In 1962, Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to talk about cinema. Truffaut’s many questions were answered, and expanded into a dialogue between colleagues.

Based on the original recordings of the meeting, this documentary is a remarkable filmmaking master class. Hitchcock/Truffaut enhances the initial dialogue with observations about Hitchcock by leading contemporary filmmakers such as Wes Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich, David Fincher, Richard Linklater, Paul Schrader, and Martin Scorsese.

Stay for classic Hitchcock features following the documentary on Friday, December 11 (North by Northwest) and Saturday, December 12 (Rear Window). And don’t miss Vertigo on Saturday, January 9!