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. It changed the way Hitchcock was perceived, as a popular director of suspense films – such as Psychoand The Birds– and revealed to moviegoers and critics the depth of Hitchcock’s perception and his mastery of the art form.
"The finest ever book-length interview with a director. Hitch is expansive, teasing, urbane, full of anecdotes and clearly relishing the attention; Truffaut is respectful but probing, bringing his own directorial knowhow to bear...dip into a page or two and you'll be hooked for hours."
