![]() The film is, of course, an adaptation of the watershed novel by Ray Bradbury. Charlie Koller himself is hardly a straightforward person, as he isn’t who he claims to be.įahrenheit 451 is Truffaut’s only feature film made outside the Francophone world, and the resultant movie makes it clear why he remained rooted in France for the rest of his career as a director. ![]() The film, based on a novel by David Goodis, focuses on Charlie Koller, a bar pianist, who, alongside waitress Lena, gets involved in a troubling scenario including his brother and a duo of gangsters. However, the film banks too much on experimentation, often creating large chunks of monotony. Truffaut’s sophomore feature, a noir highlighting the aesthetic and experimental freedom of the French New Wave, is usually considered a major Truffaut work. ![]() While Maurice Jaubert’s soundtrack and Néstor Almendros’ cinematography are excellent and the film features strong acting performances, the film remains one of the few misfires from Truffaut. Even without the misogynistic conundrum, the film is boring and superficial, incapable to hold the viewer’s attention following the initial period of curiosity. ![]() Promiscuity is a recurring feature of Truffaut’s works, but in this case, the presentation of the obsessive-compulsive womanizer creates a sense of misogyny that gradually increases till the end of the runtime. ![]()
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