Scorsese and del Toro geeking out over Hitchcock for 26 perfect minutes.
Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories that would be impossible in any other medium. This in-depth documentary allows directors such as William Friedkin, Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro to examine the power and mastery of Hitchcock's cinematic style.
Direction
Leva lets masters talk — no fluff, all passion.
Editing
Clips cut with surgical precision to prove every point.
Director
Gary Leva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hitchcock coined 'pure cinema' to describe storytelling only possible through film — no dialogue, just image and sound doing the heavy lifting.
This doc dropped during a Hitchcock revival, riding the wave of restored prints and critical reevaluation that cemented his transition from entertainer to certified auteur genius.
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