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Day for Night

  • 8.0 /10

  • 644

  • 98%

Plot

A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.

Cast

Jacqueline Bisset as Julie Baker
Jacqueline Bisset

as Julie Baker

Valentina Cortese as Séverine
Valentina Cortese

as Séverine

Dani as Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Dani

as Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl

Alexandra Stewart as Stacey
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Alexandre
Jean-Pierre Aumont

as Alexandre

Jean Champion as Bertrand, the Producer
Jean Champion

as Bertrand, the Producer

Jean-Pierre Léaud as Alphonse
Jean-Pierre Léaud

as Alphonse

François Truffaut as Ferrand, the Director
François Truffaut

as Ferrand, the Director

Niké Arrighi as Odile, the Makeup Artist
Niké Arrighi

as Odile, the Makeup Artist

Nathalie Baye as Joelle, the Script Girl
Nathalie Baye

as Joelle, the Script Girl

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 24, 1973

Production Companies

  • Les Films du Carrosse

  • Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises

  • Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC)

Production Countries

  • France

  • Italy

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Français

Budget

  • $700,000.00

Revenue

  • $850,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.93 hrs

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Reviews

It's quite hard to succinctly review this Truffaut comedy - there is just so much going on. Essentially, Jacqueline Bisset ("Julie") is brought to Nice to star in a movie about a British woman who is married to a Frenchman. She comes to meet his family and promptly falls in love with her husband's father and so leaves him to shack up with his dad. It turns out, as the production progresses that t…