Fahrenheit 451 Page #4

Synopsis: Based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. Guy Montag is a firefighter who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by a government fearing an independent-thinking public. It is the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight or said collections that have been reported by informants. People in this society including Montag's wife are drugged into compliancy and get their information from wall-length television screens. After Montag falls in love with book-hoarding Clarisse, he begins to read confiscated books. It is through this relationship that he begins to question the government's motives behind book-burning. Montag is soon found out, and he must decide whether to return to his job or run away knowing full well the consequences that he could face if captured.
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Director(s): François Truffaut
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
NOT RATED
Year:
1966
112 min
4,523 Views


THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I MEAN, EVEN IF IT WERE TRUE,

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL ME.

THAT WAS VERY MEAN.

SO YOU'RE IN FOR PROMOTION,

MONTAG. GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WELL,

WHAT'S ALL THIS WE HEAR,

MONTAG ? PROMOTION, EH ?

IT SEEMS SO.

HOW DO YOU FEEL:

ABOUT IT ? HAPPY ?

[ Alarm Ringing ]

THE WIFE:

RATHER LIKES THE IDEA.

I SUPPOSE.

[ Captain ] HURRY !

[ Alarm Continues Ringing,

Siren Blaring ]

[ Alarm, Siren Continue ]

[ Indistinct Shouting,

Alarm, Siren Continue ]

ATTENTION !

THAT WILL DO FOR TODAY.

GO BACK TO YOUR DESKS.

WHAT'S THIS ? I TOLD YOU TWO

I DID NOT WANT TO SEE YOU

SITTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

DIDN'T I MAKE IT CLEAR ENOUGH

THE FIRST TIME ? YES, YOU !

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

COME AND SIT HERE.

LET US REVIEW:

YESTERDAY'S LESSON.

WE STUDIED HOW TO DETEC BOOKS HIDDEN DURING THE ACTUAL

CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSE.

THIS IS SOMEWHAT RARE

BECAUSE IT'S VERY COSTLY;

FOR ITS FLOORS,

FOR ITS CEILINGS.

WE ALSO STUDIED CONCEALMEN INSIDE FURNITURE.

[ Intercom ] TRAINEE FIREMEN

STONEMAN AND BLACK ARE TO REPOR TO CAPTAIN'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.

I REPEAT, TRAINEE FIREMEN

STONEMAN AND BLACK...

ARE TO REPOR TO THE CAPTAIN'S

OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

WE WERE DISCUSSING

CONCEALMENT INSIDE FURNITURE.

THE MOST PREVALENT FORM

BEING THE FALSE ICEBOX

OR THE FAKE TELEVISION SET.

WHAT OCCASIONALLY PRESENTS

PROBLEMS ARE BOOKS HIDDEN

IN SMALL QUANTITIES...

IN EVERYDAY OBJECTS.

WHEN ONE IS LOOKING FOR A BOOK,

THE MOST COMMON AREA

IS TO LOOK FOR IT...

IN A RECTANGULAR OBJECT,

LIKE A CIGAR BOX

OR A CHOCOLATE BOX...

OR ANY OTHER OBJEC IN SIMILAR SHAPE.

I DEMONSTRATE HOW EVEN

A CYLINDRICAL OBJEC CAN BE USED.

???? [ Intercom Chimes ]

[ Intercom ]

MONTAG WILL REPOR TO THE CAPTAIN'S OFFICE.

HERE, YOU.

HAND ME A PILE OF BOOKS.

WHILE I'M GONE, GIVE EACH

OF THE TRAINEES A BOOK.

EACH OF YOU WILL HIDE

HIS BOOK SOMEWHERE

IN THIS CLASSROOM.

WHEN I RETURN, I WILL GIVE YOU

A DEMONSTRATION HOW TO SEARCH.

TO LEARN HOW TO FIND,

ONE MUST FIRST KNOW HOW TO HIDE.

[ Boys Whispering ]

WHAT SHALL I SAY ?

WE MET BY ACCIDENT.

THAT'S NO GOOD.

WHAT DO YOU:

WANT TO SAY ?

WE PLANNED IT ?

IT WAS YOUR IDEA.

YOU'RE THE ONE

WHO THOUGHT OF IT.

SHUT UP !

IF WE DON'T TELL HIM

THE SAME STORY, WE'RE--

LISTEN...

LET'S PLAY THIS

BY EAR.

[ Footsteps, Door Opens ]

MONTAG, THIS WILL TAKE

ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

YES, SIR.

WHAT TIME IS IT ?

UH... 10:
00, SIR.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Indistinct Shouting ]

[ Captain Shouting ]

GET OUT ! THIS IS

THE LAST TIME !

[ Captain Shouts ]

GET OUT !

LIKE GYMNASTICS,

MONTAG ?

YES, SIR.

AND WHAT ABOUT HOCKEY ?

DO YOU LIKE HOCKEY ?

YES, I DO, SIR.

AND GOLF ?

GOLF.

VERY MUCH, SIR.

HMM ?

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François Truffaut

François Roland Truffaut (French: [fʁɑ̃.swa ʁɔ.lɑ̃ tʁyfo]; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic, as well as one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry, having worked on over 25 films. Truffaut's film The 400 Blows came to be a defining film of the French New Wave movement, and was followed by four sequels, Antoine et Colette, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, and Love on the Run between 1958 and 1979. Truffaut's 1973 film Day for Night earned him critical acclaim and several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His other notable films include Shoot the Piano Player (1960), Jules et Jim (1961), The Wild Child (1970), Two English Girls (1971), and The Woman Next Door (1981). more…

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