Review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) by Mjs M — 05 Apr 2008
An adaptation of the famous Ray Bradbury novel directed by the great French New Wave director François Truffaut. This was Truffaut?s only English language film, which shows because he didn?t seem to have much control over vocal performances.
The film seems to take place in the UK, but the star has a thick German accent for some unexplained reason. I was also really annoyed with Julie Christie?s character. That character was so stupid and annoying I couldn?t take it, to Christie?s credit that character is sort of supposed to be a dingbat, but it was still a pain to watch.
Truffaut is a creative guy and he does a fairly good job creating a future dystopia on a budget, but some of the effects are laughably dated. Bradbury?s story remains fascinating and there were quite a few good scenes, but for the most part I don?t think this was a great adaptation.
This review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) was written by Mjs M on 05 Apr 2008.
Fahrenheit 451 has generally received positive reviews.
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