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Day for Night (1973)
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Reviews Counted: 22
Fresh: 22
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: François Truffaut's DAY FOR NIGHT is the French master's tender, humorous love letter to the cinema. Stepping in front of the camera, Truffaut plays Ferrand, a director who's embarking on his... François Truffaut's DAY FOR NIGHT is the French master's tender, humorous love letter to the cinema. Stepping in front of the camera, Truffaut plays Ferrand, a director who's embarking on his latest production, a melodrama entitled MEET PAMELA. As the cast and crew convene at the Victorine Studio in Nice, a family is formed, but unlike most families, this one is only temporary. There's the gorgeous American actress (Jacqueline Bisset), the love-struck young lead (Jean-Pierre Leaud), the aging alcoholic (Valentina Cortese), and the unheralded crew (grips, technicians, etc.). Along the way, those involved in the production start to feel as if the events in their real lives are coming straight out of the movies, filled with romance, tragedy, melodrama, and a dash of slapstick. As with the best works of art, Truffaut's film doesn't exist merely to provide viewers with a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the tumultuous craft of filmmaking. While Truffaut doesn't shy away from revealing some of cinema's most magical tricks--such as how action sequences are shot and how artificial snow is created--the film also works on a more universal level, addressing issues to which everyone can relate. But ultimately, the moviemaking sequences are what make DAY FOR NIGHT such an unforgettable experience. [More]
Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, François Truffaut, Valentina Cortese
Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, François Truffaut, Valentina Cortese, Jean Champion
Director: François Truffaut
Director: François Truffaut
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Release:
Mar 18, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
- Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
- Mono 1.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
- Featurettes - 1. An Appreciation by Bob Balaban and Annette Insdorf
- 2. Featurette With Jacqueline Bisset and Nathalie Baye
- 3. TRUFFAUT: A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE
- Interviews - 1. Valerina Cortese - Star
- 2. Francois Truffaut - Director (1973 Cannes Film Festival)
- 3. Francois Truffaut - Director (1973 National Society of Film Critics Awards)
- Trailers - 1. Original U.S. Trailer
Text/Galleries:
- Biographies - 1. Francois Truffaut - Director
- 2. Nathalie Baye - Star
- 3. Valerina Cortese - Star
- 4. Jean-Pierre Aumont - Star
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Reviews for Day for Night
It might not be a great film or one of Truffaut's arty ones, but it's entertaining, observant and witty.
Truffaut clearly communicates his consummate love for film in ways certain to bring knowing smiles to all movie lovers
Truffaut is looking at the world from inside a glorious obsession: everyone outside looks a little gray and dim.
Day for Night exudes all the enchantment, zaniness and transitory pleasures of the movie-making business.
Truffaut's love affair with motion pictures is evident in every scene.
It's fun in all the little things it reveals about moviemaking as well as in the characters we meet.
One of the great tributes to the art of moviemaking, Truffaut has never made a film as warm or generous.
The French master has taken a large number of dramatic elements and made them fresh and funny.
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