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Day for Night

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Original title

La Nuit américaine

Year

1973

Running time

115 min.

Country

France

Director

François Truffaut

Screenwriter

François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman

Cast

Music

Georges Delerue

Cinematography

Pierre-William Glenn

Producer

Co-production France-Italy;

Les Films du Carrosse, PECF, PECF

Genre

Drama. Comedy | Comedy-Drama. Film In Film

Synopsis

A film company at work. Actors arrive and depart; liaisons develop. Julie, the beautiful but possibly unstable lead, is recovering from a breakdown, aided by an older physician, her new husband. Alphonse is insecure, he babbles. When his fiance exits with a stunt man, he threatens to quit. Julie must convince him to stay. Alexandre, a consummate pro on the set, runs back and forth to the airport hoping a certain young man will visit. Severine, no longer young, hits the bottle and covers blown lines with emotional outbursts. At the center is Ferrand, the writer director, who must make constant decisions, answer a stream of questions, and deliver the film on schedule.

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Awards: 1974: Oscar: Nominated for Secondary Actress (Cortese), Director & Original Screenplay

1973: Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

1973: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Foreign Film

1973: BAFTA Awards: Best Film, Best Director & Best Supp. Actres (Cortese)

1973: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection (Out Of Competition)

1973: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film, Director & Sup. Actress (Cortese)

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Critics' reviews

"The best work of François Truffaut. An exhilarating new comedy. It is hilarious, wise and moving. The performances are superb".

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"The one movie Truffaut was born to make".

Andrew Sarris: Village Voice
Truffaut's finest film in years! There is a grab-bag of detailed performances that swells the film into a thousand pieces of joy."

Rex Reed: New York Daily News

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