Review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) by Tibor B — 26 Feb 2008
Cinema's 60s wunderkind Francois Truffaut takes on Bradbury's cult sci-fi novel and turns it into his own personal and intimate ode to reading and literature. Forget any of the sci-fi trappings (its vision of the future is perhaps its clunkiest, most badly dated aspect), but if you love books this story of rebellion will have plenty of meaning for you.
The cast is quite good, Christie taking on dual roles is a neat touch, the German Oskar Werner is rather miscast (and was apparently a bit of difficult on-set) but does a pretty good job at portraying Montag's change from one set of beliefs to the forbidden opposite.
Perhaps the films biggest strength is Herrmann's wonderful score, and a lovely, wintry final scene as the book-people recite their memorized texts.
This review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) was written by Tibor B on 26 Feb 2008.
Fahrenheit 451 has generally received positive reviews.
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