Day for Night

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Day for Night is a 1973 French meta-film directed by François Truffaut that explores the chaotic, humorous, and emotional process of making a movie.

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Day for Night canonical 22

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instanceOf French film
comedy-drama film
film
meta-film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTA Award for Best Direction
BAFTA Award for Best Film
characterPortrayedBy François Truffaut
cinematographyBy Pierre-William Glenn
countryOfOrigin France
depicts chaotic film production
emotional aspects of filmmaking
humorous aspects of filmmaking
director François Truffaut
distributor Warner-Columbia Film
editedBy Yann Dedet
featuresCharacter Ferrand
filmingLocation Nice, France
filmWithinFilmTitle Meet Pamela
genre comedy-drama
metafilm
hasTheme art versus life
collaborative nature of filmmaking
personal relationships on set
mainSubject filmmaking
musicBy Georges Delerue
narrativeFocus making of a film
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
notableFor self-reflexive depiction of film production
originalLanguage French
originalTitle La Nuit américaine
portrays director Ferrand
producer Marcel Berbert
releaseDate 1973-05-24
releaseYear 1973
runningTime 115 minutes
screenwriter François Truffaut
Jean-Louis Richard
setting film studio
stars Alexandra Stewart
Dani
François Truffaut
Jacqueline Bisset
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Valentina Cortese
title Day for Night

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François Truffaut notableWork Day for Night
François Truffaut directed Day for Night
Jacqueline Bisset notableWork Day for Night
Jean-Pierre Léaud notableWork Day for Night
French cinema notableFilm Day for Night
Day for Night title Day for Night
Eva Truffaut notableWork Day for Night
Eva Truffaut appearedIn Day for Night
46th Academy Awards bestForeignLanguageFilm Day for Night
subject linked to: 1974 Academy Awards
Valentina Cortese notableWork Day for Night
Valentina Cortese portrayedIn Day for Night
Nathalie Baye notableWork Day for Night
The Kindness of Strangers followedBy Day for Night
V previousWork Day for Night
Jean-Pierre Aumont notableWork Day for Night
Les Films du Carrosse produced Day for Night
Claudine Bouché notableWork Day for Night
Jacqueline Bisset notableWork Day for Night
Pierre-William Glenn notableWork Day for Night
Pierre-William Glenn workedOn Day for Night