A movie lover's delight Along with Fahrenheit 451, Day For Night is easily Francois Truffaut's most playful film. It works where so many subsequent moviemaking movies don't because Truffaut doesn't put the director at the center of the picture, or indeed the movies themselves: it may be set in a movie studio on a troubled picture, but it's all about people and about love in its various forms. Moreover, for all the pains and tantrums and breakdowns, there's a real love for and acceptance its characters that makes it a particularly... more info
Day for Night This is a truly fabulous film, I have seen it many times. Francois Truffaut's homage to the world of film includes an over possessive producer's wife who sits and knits on the film set, a glamorous female lead with the insecurities of a child and a disobedient kitten that doesn't want the cream. Jean Pierre Aumont's (Alexandre) excitement at the arrival of his son on the set is particularly moving and Valentina Cortese's (Severine) attempts to learn her lines with the assistance of numbers is... more info
"Making a film is like a stagecoach ride into the Wild West" Day For Night (also called La Nuit Américaine) is a captivating glimpse into the mechanics of the film-making industry. It is a film within a film - the plot concerns the trials and tribulations (both human and technical) involved in the production of the fictional movie "I Want To Present Pamela". We are inducted into the world of director François Truffaut and his motley band of cast and crew as they cope with the seemingly endless difficulties in trying to make a film they can be proud... more info
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