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2021

Carte Blanche to a Swiss Personality

Fahrenheit 451

Truffaut François

United Kingdom, 1966, 112'

Der Film

Ein Bücherverbrenner entdeckt die Liebe zur Literatur und zur Freiheit. In dieser Verfilmung von François Truffaut gleicht die dystopische Welt des Kult-Romans auffällig der unsrigen.

* Martin Vetterli, Präsident der Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), in situ

In a totalitarian regime where books are banned and burnt, Guy Montag, a book-burning fireman, is greatly moved by his encounter with a young woman who loves reading. She convinces him to open a book again, and he rediscovers his love for literature and for freedom. Adapted from the cult novel by Ray Bradbury, the film takes a more naturalistic and stripped-down approach. François Truffaut burns Mein Kampf as well as Les Cahiers du Cinéma in this world that could only ever be the same as ours.

World Sales :

MK2

cast :

Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack

Crew :
  • Music : Bernard Herrmann
  • Cinematographer : Nicolas Roeg
  • Editor : Thom Noble