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Day for Night

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Day for Night
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PG,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1973
Director:
François Truffaut
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Dani  ...more
Synopsis: Known to English-speaking audiences as Day for Night, La nuit américaine was director François Truffaut's loving and humorous tribute to the communal insanity of making a movie. The film details the making of a family drama called "Meet Pamela" about the tragedy that follows when a young French man introduces his parents to his new British wife. Truffaut gently satirizes his own films with "Meet Pamela"'s overwrought storyline, but the real focus is on the chaos behind the scenes. One of the central ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Pittillo, AMG Review
A delightful love letter to the cinema by the great French filmmaker François Truffaut, La nuit américaine (Day for Night) is one of the best movies about making movies. Focusing on the backstage intrigues of an eccentric group of actors and technicians, Truffaut, a master of shifting tone, effortlessly guides the film from comedy to pathos and back again. It doesn't matter that the characters are ... Full Review
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Jacqueline Bisset
Julie
Valentina Cortese
Séverine
Dani
Assistant Continuity Girl
François Truffaut
Ferrand
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