Based on the famous series of dialogues between francois truffaut and alfred hitchcock from the 1960s, the book moves chronologically through hitchcock s films to discuss his career, techniques, and effects he achieved. Why do french critics take alfred hitchcocks films so seriously. In the fall of 1962, whilst the birds was in postproduction, francois truffaut carried out extensive interviews with alfred hitchcock at his offices at universal studios. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in paperback format.
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