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Day for Night




Day for Night (1973)

La nuit américaine (original title)
Director: François Truffaut
Writers: François Truffaut (screenplay), Jean-Louis Richard (screenplay)
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Language: French


"A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew."

I enjoyed it! It's not often that I watch a film and get so into the story that I don't check how much time is left on the film. I was very intrigued for the entire 2 hours and loved the subject matter! It was great seeing a movie about a movie being made and what I liked was that it focused on the actual behind scenes business of getting a film made. I liked the entire cast.

François Truffaut was very likable on screen and I felt like I already knew him as I've seen him talk in detail in the documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015). He seemed like a real cool guy and just seeing him work was a real treat.



Valentina Cortese the Italian actress was really great in this, she was full of exuberantated energy and reminded me of a cross between Greta Garbo and Gloria Swanson.

Jacqueline Bisset was OK in this, she didn't really do much. I remember when I was a kid she was the 'babe' that all the adults thought was hot, well at least the guys I actually liked Nathalie Baye as the script girl Joelle better.

I was pleasantly surprised by Day for Night! BTW in America that filming technique is called 'Hollywood Night'.