2021
Carte Blanche to a Swiss Personality
Fahrenheit 451
Truffaut François
United Kingdom, 1966, 112'
The movie
A book burner rekindles his love for literature and freedom. In François Truffaut’s adaptation, the dystopian world of the cult novel strangely resembles ours.
* Martin Vetterli, president of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), in situ
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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