Fahrenheit 451
November 1966
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Pauline Kael
Even at the science-fiction horror-story level, the movie fails -- partly, I think, because Truffaut is too much of an artist to exploit the vulgar possibilities in the material.
Dave Kehr
This 1966 film often looks good (it was Truffaut's first in color, photographed by Nicolas Roeg), but the ideas, such as they are, get lost in the meandering narrative.
With a serious and even terrifying theme, this excursion into science fiction has been thoughtfully directed by Francois Truffaut and there is adequate evidence of light touches to bring welcome and needed relief to a sombre and scarifying subject.
An underrated film, perhaps because it is less science fiction than a tale of 'once upon a time.'
Vincent Canby
Holy smoke! What a pretentious and pedantic production he has made.
Daniel Palacio
I don't fully regret renting this movie. I have read this book before and let me tell you, it was way better than this movie. Many of the characters had different names, they did things that were completely different than the book had said, and they didn't include the a few characters that were in Ray Bradbury's book. I have to say, the movie was ok, but I would not recommend it to you if you like the book better.
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Pauline Kael
Even at the science-fiction horror-story level, the movie fails -- partly, I think, because Truffaut is too much of an artist to exploit the vulgar possibilities in the material.
Dave Kehr
This 1966 film often looks good (it was Truffaut's first in color, photographed by Nicolas Roeg), but the ideas, such as they are, get lost in the meandering narrative.
With a serious and even terrifying theme, this excursion into science fiction has been thoughtfully directed by Francois Truffaut and there is adequate evidence of light touches to bring welcome and needed relief to a sombre and scarifying subject.
An underrated film, perhaps because it is less science fiction than a tale of 'once upon a time.'
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I don't fully regret renting this movie. I have read this book before and let me tell you, it was way better than this movie. Many of the characters had different names, they did things that were completely different than the book had said, and they didn't include the a few characters that were in Ray Bradbury's book. I have to say, the movie was ok, but I would not recommend it to you if you like the book better.
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Richard Brody writes: “Bradbury’s story of repression becomes one of obsession—the emotional and intellectual drive to read and to own books—and Truffaut turns it into a manifesto for the unity of cinematic art in the age of the sound film: images make the world fascinating, but people are made interesting by their words.”
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My Favorite Film of All Time They say the book was a masterpiece (is a masterpiece). This film, (although drawing as much as possible from the book to stay true to it) is a masterpiece on its own. The book and the movie expand on each other perfectly and it in many rights is like a romantic Hitchcock movie. Ultimately, both the book and the film outlast time and remain eternally relevant. It is a shame books are being truly lost. Yes, they are digital....all of them at our fingertips in an electric instant. For now. For now.
Cast and credits
Actors | Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Alex Scott |
Producers | Lewis M. Allen |
Director | François Truffaut |
Writers | François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard |
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Start within 30 days, finish within 24 hours.
Run time
112 minutes
Rating
G
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