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Day for Night (French: La Nuit américaine, lit. 'American Night') is a 1973 romantic comedy-drama film co-written and directed by François Truffaut. The metafictional and self-reflexive film chronicles the troubled production of a melodrama, and the various personal and professional challenges of the cast and crew.
Sep 7, 1973 · Day for Night: Directed by François Truffaut. With Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Dani, Alexandra Stewart. A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Mar 18, 2018 · Day for Night (1973) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] Directed by François Truffaut. With Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Alexandra Stewart.
An irreverent paean to the prosaic craft of cinema as well as a delightful human comedy about the pitfalls of sex and romance, Day for Night is buoyed by robust performances and a sparkling score by the legendary Georges Delerue.
Dec 26, 1997 · We learn in an offhand way some of the trade secrets of moviemaking, such as how they make it snow in the summertime, how a third-floor balcony can have no building beneath it, and how scenes are shot “day for night” (a filter is used to give the effect of night while shooting in daylight).
A sweet counterpoint to Godard's Contempt, Truffaut's Day for Night is a congenial tribute to the self-afflicted madness that is making a movie. Read Critics Reviews
Francois Truffaut's Day for Night is a fantastically dazzling masterpiece of cinema. A glorious celebration and condemnation of the joys and faults of filmmaking. It's also a genius satire, taking all of the troubles and woes of filmmaking and making a somewhat sarcastic remark about them.