"To learn how to find, one must first learn how to hide."In a future dystopian society, all books have been banned, and any that are found are burned by the fire brigade. Guy Montag (Oskar Werner) is a respected firefighter who starts to question his life and job when he falls for book-loving Clarisse (Julie Christie). Slowly he turns and begins to read confiscated books. Will he give up all for Clarisse, or return to his book burning ways?
Based on a Ray Bradbury story, this is a fine adaption, focusing on the controlling nature of governments and the insidiousness of censorship. Its only problem is the stilled nature of the dialogue, due in part to Truffaut's inability to speak effective English at the time.
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