Alfred Hitchcock - Masters of Cinema (Complete Interview in 1972)
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2011
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Alfred Hitchcock (UK, 1899-1980) is undeniably the world's most famous film director. His name has become synonymous with the cinema, and each new generation takes the same pleasure in rediscovering his films, which are now treasures of our artistic heritage. Hitchcock started out in the British silent cinema of the 1920s, which reached its peak with successful thrillers such as "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934), "Sabotage" (1936) and "The Lady Vanishes" (1938). Recognized as a 'young genius', Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and set about reinventing cinematic tradition,combining the modern with the classic in films such as "Vertigo" (1957), "North by Northwest" (1959)and "The Birds" (1963). Hitchcock gave talented actors such as James Stewart and Cary Grant the chance to play enduring antiheroes and imprinted the public imagination with the myth of the 'blonde', as embodied by Grace Kelly, Kim Novak and Tippi Hedren. - Фільми й анімація
His rant about method actors is hilarious. The whole interview is, for that matter. Brilliant man with a great sense of humour.
Yes, he didnt like actors who act.
The work with Laurence Olivier was surely difficult for him xD
Not to imagine what he would have done with a Vivien Leigh
Well, Hitch apparently never went to other people's movies all that much and you can tell.
@@Jantonov1 In fact, he told Tom Snyder he never visited other director's sets, ever.
Peter Bogdonovich once said "There is no such thing as an 'old' movie. Just wonderful pictures you haven't seen yet."
I love that quote. I'll pass it along.
He wasn't just the Master of Suspense. He was a Master of Movies.
silly rabbit my skills enormous, orchastry brilliant performance!
Michael Allan im not chris?
Liam Carr He wasn't talking to you…
Androzani Critic I like your photo #enemyoftheworld
+silly rabbit A life of rent could afford it when his was spent . Popular with the ladies he never knew how quickly they'd turn blue in color I'm not talking about another they hold their breath like there ain't one other
"If you remember a film I made years ago called Rear Window" Yes Mr. Hitchcock, I remember Rear Window LOL. My favorite film of all time.
dodmoful Stephen King does the same thing lol I suppose they're trying to be humble.
dodmoful 2:18
+dodmoful its my favourite film of his for sure and one of my all time favourites Grace Kelly was so beautiful in this and jimmy stewart was so great
dodmoful me too...
Beautiful film
yeah lol
honestly he's making jokes one after the other with the most dry humour i love it :')
Yes, he was an excellent raconteur.
English lad, innit?
@@newvaguecity what a dude London geezer innit
His methods aren't unorthodox... His methods are innovation. He is one of the strongest cinema pioneers in the history of movies
You can tell Hitchcock is a genius just by his stature.
Jones206 True.
Daxkalak I've got four of his movies on blue ray disk so far - The Birds, Psycho, Vertigo, and Rear Window. It's amazing what they've done to these old movies now, by updating them into DTS surround sound and cleaning up the picture and putting it into HD. It gives you a whole new and strange experience when watching them. I'm thinking I should stop collecting his movies now, so I don't get too Alfred Hitchcock on Tippi Hedren-type obsessed with them, lol. Those are his movies I mainly like anyway, including Marnie; I think I'll get that on Blue ray too when I find it at the shops. And I wouldn't mind owning some of his earlier black and white movies too. Oh no, Tippi Hedren, RUN!! haha
GovindaRajan S I found this collection of old black and white Hitchcock movies from when he lived in Britain. There's about 8 movies all made in the 1930s. It seems like some of his later American movies are actually remakes of some of these older British movies. For instance there is a movie called "Sabotage", which looks a lot similar to his later American movie, which I've heard of but have yet to see, called "Saboteur". And there's a movie called "The Man Who Knew Too Much" which obviously is the original to the American movie with the same name starring Jimmy Stewart. But my favourite movie in this set is "The Lady Vanishes". Gee, I loved this movie. It's the first time I've seen it.
Yeah that's one of my favourites 'the lady vanishes' also 'shadow of a doubt' is a favourite of mine.
Yea Hitchcock did remake ' The man who knew too much' with the same title with James Stewart in it. Same with Saboteur which he remade in 1942 with Robert Cummings (the boyfriend of Margo Wendice in Dial M for Murder)
Pia Lindstrom, daughter of Ingrid Bergman. She was 34 back in 1972 when she interviewed Alfred Hitchcock.
This is a great interview with an amazing man.
*Ingmar
@@jaykambli9307 *Ingrid
And a beauty.
@@robertwilson214 Hitch sure had no problem opening up to her.
@@Jantonov1 Yes.
He doesn’t waste his words, he’s very slow and deliberate in his responses. It shows he’s listening to the questions and thinking about his reply. Most accomplished directors pay him the greatest compliments which he deserves.
He has a kind of soothing and calming voice, I could listen to him all day :D
Yes! You're right - I've listened to Hitchcock's voice for years and never noticed that. Only a woman, I think, could have picked up on that nuance in Hitchcock's public presentation of himself.
I love the fact he remembers the psychology of the movies she throws at him. A true master and absolute genius!
My favourite director of all time. I never get bored of watching his films, and I have seen some of them dozens of times: THE 39 STEPS, ROPE, DIAL M FOR MURDER, REAR WINDOW, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, PSYCHO, TORN COURTAIN, FRENZY...
Tell me again,
what you thought you saw
.& tell me what you think it means !
@KevinShaughnessy-mt9jt He explains very well how he makes his movies: the carefully planned framing of the shots, the editing, the long silences to create suspense, the camera movements... All of those work together to give meaning to the sequence; nothing is gratuitous. He was a visual director who made his sound films as if they were silent, telling the story through images without dialogue.
The lady conducting the first part of the interview, Pia Lindstrom, is the daughter of
Ingrid Bergman.
a slight touch of nepotism
she doesn't seem to have a European accent. Maybe there's a light one and I just can't hear it. Wonder if she spent some of her childhood in America. Her mother and sister Isabella certain had/have heavy accents.
@@dsrtflwr6093 pi’s had a different father and was raised in America
@@dsrtflwr6093 I can hear a noticeable Swedish accent, very slight but it's there, which actually surprises me. One wouldn't think she would have one at all since she grew up mostly in America. She sounds a lot like Ann-Margret, who also has that slight Swedish accent.
Up there as one of the greats , he is the master of suspense no one can beat him
wish he was still alive, such an amazing director.
The interviewer is beautiful!
Ingrid Bergman's daughter
She's extremely professional, researched, and intelligent.
@Margaret Gust Agree! And all are beautiful like she was.
It's possible lindstrom
FYI: if you play it back at 2x the speed you get an interview with Martin Scorsese.
The man was a brilliant director. R.I.P. Mr. Hitchcock, you have taught and inspired me.
His sense of humour is out of this world! Geez! And he is the 'Master of Suspense'. Tells a lot to us about the genius of this man and his range.
We don't have classy people like that anymore.
Speech, body language, posture, everything....Gone.
I like how he says the thing about the cool blondes while he's being interviewed by a cool blonde.
Same.
What do you mean "same" ?
Interestingly, the cool blonde is Pia Lindström, the first daughter of Ingrid Bergman’s, who made 3 movies with Hitchcock.
I'm a film director, and I must say…this man is a very good and insprational director. He certainly is an icon with a 3rd eye veiw into the world of filmmaking.
I could tell from his first sentence that this man is a genius.
I could tell before his first sentence. I could tell when he was quiet the moment before he spoke!
Even in his later years, this guy knew his stuff, in exact detail
He uses suspense when he talks... fucking genius!
28:26 Hitchcock's smile is just priceless. It must have been great to have an interviewer that knew his films inside/out, and who really appreciated/enjoyed/engaged with them. An absolutely fascinating man, and arguably, the greatest director.
The interviewer's mother was one of Hitchcock's favorite actresses.
Did he have favorite actors? My impression was he did not think much of actors, and saw them as only vehicles for the storyline. By the way, Ingrid Bergman was, in my opinion, a phenomenal actress.
@@AmericasChoice Ingrid Bergman (and to some extent her husband Petter Lindstrom) was a personal friend of Alfred and Alma Hitchcock. Ingrid speaks about it in her memoir.
@@lisica8458 I just finished an article about that, and saw a few pictures of the Hitchcock's and Lindstroms together. So I stand corrected!
@@AmericasChoice It may be that Hitchcock treated Ingrid and her co-stars as means to an end on the movie set, while at the same time treating her warmly off the set. From what I've read about Ingrid, she was always very professional on the set, so perhaps Hitch's behavior towards "mere" actors was something she wasn't offended by.
needs repeating !!! Hitchcock was a lonely, imaginative, obese child, raised Catholic and trained to give his mother the day's confession every night.
As an adult, driving in Switzerland one day, Hitchcock pointed out the window and told a friend, "That is the most frightening sight I have ever seen." The friend looked out with alarm and saw only a priest with his arm around a young boy. But Hitchcock leaned out of the car: "Run, little boy! Run for your life!"
Actually he war horn protestant but converted to Catholicism later in life.
@@georgelupas3499 People are not born into any type of religion.
@@evilmario6061 the OP said raised Catholic while he was born into an protestant family. People are not born into a religion but their family influences and raises them in a certain manner sometimes having a religious uprbinging too.
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Neither of you understand the point...
@@michaelsteighner7868 maybe they do, but like to argue about whatever.
The greatest director ever by far. No one can beat him. A genius, an absolute genius, creator of so many masterpieces.
Eternal thanks to Sir Alfred Hitchcock.
He makes things sound so simple because, being honest they are. Some directors love to make it sound so difficult and arty farty.
+9LivesGamer It is difficult.Good directos make it sound easy because its easy for them.
Vena Retro I don’t think that is what op means
I see as Hitchcock being so sure and honest about his job that he doesn’t try to sound “difficult “ or superior as many directors do nowadays
He is just a man engaged to his art, and he does it well
Alfred Hitchcock was a Cinematic Creation Genius.
Has anybody in this comment section taken the time to mention how much of a genius Hitchcock was??
Love Hitchcock's movies, he was BRILLIANT there's no question. Not just with the suspense, but the crazy shots he would go for and get, working with the camera/lighting, the dialog, manipulation, he was breaking new ground for future directors to follow. A master
He was a genius, but he also had some incredibly talented camera and lighting men.
What a beautiful woman
His story about Charles Laughton is priceless. Great post!
What a man Hitch was! Definitely one of the greatest film directors ever. I like his calm way, demanding attention. It's like: "I tell you what when and where and even why. If you agree and go along: we are good, if not you will be in some big trouble". He is known to disrespect actors, but he was correct. He knew how to deal with huge egos. His body of work will remain fantastic forever. I am glad everything of his work as been beautifully restored and - as far as I know - kept in various formats (film and digital data of very high resolition) to survive for centuries. What a great man.
He was a great director, but he was a complete cu*t. Ask any actor or crew member who are still alive today who worked under him.
Onmysheet
That is correct. You just confirmed what I said, you just used a different word. I have books about him and I can read between the lines to fill-in at least part of the rest. But from what I know Hitch wasn't more of a cu*t than many other well known directors. Kubrick anyone? And with his annoyingly condescending, preaching tone in "making off promos" and "interviews" James Cameron also seems to fall into that category. Ridley Scott (puffing a cigar) anyone? Highly intelligent and competent, yep, but you can smell from a mile away that he is a pain in the a** to work with. So what's new?
Christian Schonberger There's also Quentin Tarintino, (Feud with Mickey Rourke) Micheal Bay.
Such a clever gent. Way out of my time but such a pleasure to hear his opinions. Genius.
Free 30 minute lecture by Hitchcock. Excellent.
Only...
🙏🙏🙏RESPECT .......Master🙏🙏🙏❣️❣️❣️
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What a treat to have an interviewer with the knowledge of Bill Everson. How we miss him.
maneatingseas
I like the concluding thought. First year students emulate Bergman but Hitchcock’s sophistication only comes when they mature in the art of cinematography that considers and communicates to the audience.
Lady interviewing is fabulous. Shocking to think how fast time goes by, generation by generation
Lady interviewing is Pia Lindstrom, the daughter of Ingrid Bergman. Show was a great journalist and knew very well the movie industry. In this interview she is pretty good and Hitch seems to be enjoying the talk.
This is excellent, thank you
A brilliant director...he was amazing.
hitch was a legend; so many great films. My favs are Strangers On A Train, Psycho, Vertigo & Rear Window.
And Rope of-course..
I never had match of an impression of mr Hitchcock but the inquisitor of this interview is marvelous
Oh boy, what a treat for a Friday night. I've never seen this interview before, and stumbled upon it via interviews with Welles and Scorsese. Best Friday night of 2015 so far!
You lonely?
mclgolfandstuff he just enjoys more intelligent conversation clearly.
The second interviewer is fantastic at interviewing.
His voice is sooo soothing 😴
Great interview with a great man! Thank you for posting this!
Thank you for sharing!
By looking at him we cannot abide the feel that he was indeed a surrealist artist. He was an exotic man who maed exotic, 'puzzling' pictures.
Great Interview Thanks for posting..
I didn't know about this interview!!! This is AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for posting!! Love Hitchcock!!
Brilliant director. Thanks for uploading
A real genius and amazing personality.
This is a great interview.
Thank you for posting this. It's an underutilized resource. The master indeed.
Alfred Hitchcock is absolutely brilliant!!!!! Great interview. Thanks for the upload. : )
What a wonderful interview ,and Hitchcock just answers the questions slowly
and all in all I enjoyed it very much .Thanks for putting it up.Give me the old films anytime.
What an excellent interview. This is the best conversation I have seen with Hitchcock.
The interviewer's face reminds me of Ingrid Bergman
Such a wonderful,kind and genuinely charming man,any interview ive seen with him i have to watch it to the end
One of the best Hitchcock interviews I've ever seen. He is so relaxed with Pia Lindstrom (Ingrid Bergman's daughter) who he has probably known for over 30 yrs. And the 2nd interview he's asked questions he not usually asked. A real treat, this is.
Thanks for allowing us to share this. Hitchcock was definitely ahead of his time and a genius of his craft.His films stand the test of time, something many director's aspire to.
Hitchcock shares wonderfully.
Such a brilliant person
I love, love, love Hitchcock so much, What a genial man!
A truly brilliant man! It was a privilege to listen to this interview with the Master.
What a great interviewer,
Thank you❤🌹🙏
Hvala na ovome Dejane :-) Hitch je kralj
loved this, what an amazing man.
That woman is stunning.
thanks for sharing.shared the valor on my facebook page.
What a powerful mind.
I love his work. 💟💟💟
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Hitchcock
was forbidden to film the Untied Nations scenes .
In typical Hitchcock style
he filmed the exteriors from the inside of a carpet cleaning
van across the street !
Alfred Hitchcock was a genuine perfectionist,and some actors had a very hard time working with him.Everyone knew that a lead role in a Hitchcock film would launch an actor into super stardom.
Thanks in the name of this genius man
Fame 16:13
Early Days 17:50
"The Man Who Knew too Much" 21:23
Directing to the Audience 23:48
The Chase 25:20
Chase in "Number 17" 28:10
Move to Hollywood 29:00
Size 29:33
Elaborate Shot 30:36
Improvement on Films 31:00
Handing Over to another Director 31:35
Hitchcock Courses 32:15
This was really interesting. The second interviewer knew his shit and made it a great insight into the process.
Terrific and thanks for uploading! It was great, even you haven't seen all of his films mentioned, the way he describes various scenes and techniques still gives you a good idea. As a 'almost completed' tertiary Film Student (TAFE Cert IV Screen & Media - TV Strand, Bachelor of Film (Production), and my almost completed Master of Moving Image) I really liked what he said about Film Schools teaching Film Students how to make films, i.e. don't just give them a camera and tell them to go away and 'make something', it's also the history; etc. Some Film Students try to short-cut filmmaking, they don't do any preparation, they only do hand-held because it's easier, it's okay to do it but it does have a specific artistic purpose as opposed to just being lazy, and often Sound Design suffers too. He has great visual ideas and concepts and he never would rely on technology apart from some early 'blue screen'/'green screen' in 'The Birds', it's primarily always camera shot types and making the audience use their imagination; a certain subtlety that's often lost today as contemporary film and TV style since the mid-late 1990's is more overt and literal.
Watched Frenzy today and was very intrigued. The picture is beautiful. The way the camera 🎥 pans at certain things. The scenery is so cool. Love all hitchcock movies. Especially Hitchcock hour.. so many stars in the shows.
What a total genius. Loved his movies always
Fantastic!
Lol to the comments below. I loved his films. North by Northwest was probably my favorite! Cool interview...thanks for sharing!
Dei valor sim :)
great interview, very good questions. You won't finde anything like that today
Saw some of his movies...wow what a filmmaker...Every plot is laid out but still moves the movie through different characters...Rope was so amazing...story moves just within a single room in an apartment...stunning that he kept the suspense till the last...the character's differentiation, dialogues, camera movement, and angles wow.
That was wonderful listening to such a great man act so relaxed and without any pretentiousness. He has such a twinkle in his eye. To hear our happy fame can make him. Certain Royals could take a leaf out of his book.
clearly the best...clearly...Spielberg does not become Spielberg without Hitchcock..
Please don't insult Hitchcock by mentioning Spielberg!
genious!! My favorite director of all time!!
Love this...
My father loved Alfred Hitchcock...we grew up watching his shows...and movies...
He's the Master of Suspense really!!
Always can enjoy multiple views of his films..always something to see...
thank you
I was thinking how good she was and then I read your comment, which is very true!
Great stuff...great post! And you posted on my birthday :)!
Thank you
The two interviewers are excellent .asking intelligent questions to hitch.
Great interview. To me it sounds even better at x1.25 speed.
Pia Lindstrom is beautiful. Great interview with the greatest film and light study ever.