Directed by:
François TruffautCinematography:
Pierre-William GlennComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye, Jean-François Stévenin (more)Plots(1)
This affectionate farce from François Truffaut about the joys and strife of moviemaking is one of his most beloved films. Truffaut himself appears as the harried director of a frivolous melodrama, the shooting of which is plagued by the whims of a neurotic actor (Jean-Pierre Léaud), an aging but still forceful Italian diva (Valentina Cortese), and a British ingenue haunted by personal scandal (Jacqueline Bisset). An irreverent paean to the prosaic craft of cinema as well as a delightful human comedy about the pitfalls of sex and romance, Day for Night is buoyed by robust performances and a sparkling score by the legendary Georges Delerue. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Jacqueline Bisset
UK
Best movies:
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Day for Night (1973)
New Year's Day (2000)
Valentina Cortese
Italy
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Alexandra Stewart
Canada
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
The Hidden Face (2011)
Bolero (1981)
Jean-Pierre Aumont
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Day for Night (1973)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
François Truffaut
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Day for Night (1973)
Pocket Money (1976)
Nathalie Baye
France
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Day for Night (1973)
Mado (1976)
Jean-François Stévenin
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Day for Night (1973)
Pocket Money (1976)
Georges Delerue
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Two English Girls (1971)
Pierre Zucca
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Xavier Saint-Macary
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Day for Night (1973)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
Jean Champion
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Longest Day (1962)
Day for Night (1973)
Bernard Menez
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
La Grande Bouffe (1973)
Didi auf vollen Touren (1986)
Graham Greene
UK
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Maurice Seveno
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Live for Life (1967)
Action Man (1967)
Ernest Menzer
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
The Exchange Student (1967)
Bed and Board (1970)
Dani
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Story of Women (1988)
Love on the Run (1979)
Martine Barraqué
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
The Green Room (1978)
Yann Dedet
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
Under the Sun of Satan (1987)
Marcel Berbert
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Day for Night (1973)
Pocket Money (1976)