François Truffaut

Heavily composed of archival footage, this feature delves deep into the filmmaking mind of Alfred Hitchcock – locked in discussion with legendary French director François Truffaut (The 400 Blows). These interviews expose Hitchcock as a master craftsman of cinematic suspense.

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

Steven Spielberg’s 1977 sci-fi drama following Roy Neary, a simple cable man hampered with a vision of a mountain-like location. Provoked by an intrusive obsession, he seeks out this mysterious place.

François Truffaut's feature debut, a landmark in modern cinema, follows the young and unhappy Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), who resolves to leave home and school and make a life for himself.