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FRANCE · 1965

Fahrenheit 451

François Truffaut
French New Wave
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Year1965
CountryFrance
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
MovementFrench New Wave
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Truffaut said he thought of [Fahrenheit 451] as a sci-fi fairytale. He spoke of his love for sci-fi, especially Alphaville.

Truffaut thought of Fahrenheit 451 as a sci-fi fairytale and spoke of his love for sci-fi, especially Alphaville.

— François Truffaut · Against the Grain: Truffaut’s Fahrenheit 451 (Michael Sragow, Criterion Collection essay, reporting on a 1966 interview)
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