A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
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Title: Day for Night (1973)
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Cast
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| Jacqueline Bisset | ... | Julie Baker | |
| Valentina Cortese | ... | Séverine | |
| Dani | ... | Liliane, la stagiaire scripte | |
| Alexandra Stewart | ... | Stacey | |
| Jean-Pierre Aumont | ... | Alexandre | |
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Jean Champion | ... | Bertrand, le producteur |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... | Alphonse (as Jean-Pierre Leaud) | |
| François Truffaut | ... | Ferrand, le réalisateur | |
| Nike Arrighi | ... | Odile, la maquilleuse | |
| Nathalie Baye | ... | Joëlle, la scripte | |
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Maurice Seveno | ... | Le reporter TV |
| David Markham | ... | Dr. Michael Nelson | |
| Bernard Menez | ... | Bernard, l'accessoiriste | |
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Gaston Joly | ... | Lajoie, le régisseur |
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Zénaïde Rossi | ... | Madame Lajoie |
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The shooting of "Je vous presente Pamela" (may I introduce Pamela) begins. This is the story of en English married wife falling in love and running away with the father of her French husband. Will be simultaneously shown the shooting, the behavior of the people (including the technical team) on the set, and a part of their private life (a factor of complication)... Written by Yepok
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A movie for people who love movies.Parents Guide:
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As the director Ferrand (François Truffaut) and the Cinematographer Walter (Walter Bal) are looking over promo stills of Julie Baker (Jacqueline Bisset), one remarks that he remembers her "from that movie with the car chase". This is an inside reference to the fact that five years earlier Bisset played the role of Steve McQueen's girlfriend in Bullitt (1968), a film featuring a groundbreaking car chase. See more »Goofs
Several takes are wasted trying to get a cat to drink milk from a tray. Eventually Joelle brings in "the studio cat" to do the scene. But the cat that actually drinks the milk is actually a third, different cat. See more »Quotes
Alexandre: In 80 movies I've died 24 times - electrocuted twice, hanged twice. I've been knifed, committed suicide, died in accidents, but never a natural death. Anyway, I don't think death is natural.See more »
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This film is dedicated to Lillian and Dorothy Gish. See more »
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Release Date:
7 September 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$11,206, 25 April 1999Gross USA:
$509Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$509Company Credits
Production Co:
Les Films du Carrosse, PECF, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC) See more »
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I dare anybody to resist becoming involved with the characters in 'La Nuit Americaine". This is brilliant cinema storytelling upheld by a superb cast (my favorite is Nathalie Baye as the Continuity Girl - and not because she speaks the best line in the film; but Valentina Cortese's turn as Severine is delicious too). The editing here, too, is a tour de force of film art - actually, I'm surprised that few critics have mentioned it in their rush to acclaim 'La Nuit Americaine' as <<la grande hymne a la cinema>>. Most of all this film is as densely layered and as sweet as a Napoleon pastry - indeed, near its ending Truffaut lavishes its set with frosting.
Some claim that 'La Nuit Americaine' has dated. Well, it can date me any day, anytime, anywhere (and, yes, that was an oblique reference to the best line Nathalie Baye delivers). With this film Francois Truffaut cut and polished and gave, from his intellect and heart, a gem whose facets and heart will sparkle eternally. An absolute must for everyone's "don't miss" list.