33° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
THINGS TO COME

FAHRENHEIT 451

FAHRENHEIT 451
by François Truffaut
Country: UK
Year: 1966
Duration: 112'


We are all Montag. In the society of the future, rational and dominated by giant-screen TVs in people’s homes, books are outlawed; anyone who owns them is persecuted and teams of firemen must find the books and burn them. But in the forest lives a sect of exiles, each one of whom has memorized a literary masterpiece. From Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, a fervent and very sad film, in which Truffaut warns us against the progressive loss of humanity and culture. Starring a splendid Julie Christie in two roles. 

Biography

film director

François Truffaut

François Truffaut (Paris, France, 1932 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1984), after lackluster studies, various jobs and a short period in a reformatory, was invited by André Bazin to collaborate on “Cahiers du cinéma” in 1953. After making a few shorts, in 1959 his debut feature film, The 400 Blows, made him one of the protagonists of the nouvelle vague alongside Chabrol, Godard, Rivette and Rohmer. This was the start of a long and variegated filmography which made him one of the most famous and influential directors in film history.

FILMOGRAFIA

Les quatre cents coups (I 400 colpi, 1959), Tirez sur le pianiste (Tirate sul pianista, 1960), Jules et Jim (Jules e Jim, 1962), Fahrenheit 451 (id., 1966), La mariée était en noir (La sposa in nero, 1968), La sirène du Mississipi (La mia droga si chiama Julie, 1969), La nuit américaine (Effetto notte, 1973), L’histoire d’Adèle H. (Adele H., una storia d’amore, 1975), L’homme qui aimait les femmes (L’uomo che amava le donne, 1977), La chambre verte (La camera verde, 1978), Le dernier métro (L’ultimo metrò, 1980), Vivement dimanche! (Finalmente domenica!, 1983).

Cast

& Credits

regia/director
François Truffaut
soggetto/story
dal romanzo Gli anni della Fenice di/from the novel of the same title by Ray Bradbury
sceneggiatura/screenplay
François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard
fotografia/cinematography
Nicolas Roeg
montaggio/film editing
Thom Noble
musica/music
Bernard Herrmann
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Julie Christie (Clarisse-Linda Montag), Oskar Werner (Guy Montag), Cyril Cusack (il Capitano/the Captain), Anton Diffring (Fabian)
produttore/producer
Lewis M. Allen
produzione/production
Anglo Enterprises, Vineyard Film
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