Day for Night
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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.
TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Pierre-William Glenn
- New visual essay by filmmaker :: kogonada
- New interviews with Glenn and assistant editor Martine Barraqué
- New interview with film scholar Dudley Andrew
- Documentary on the film from 2003, featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf
- Archival interviews with director François Truffaut, editor Yann Dedet, and actors Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nathalie Baye, Jacqueline Bisset, Dani, and Bernard Menez
- Archival television footage about the film, including footage of Truffaut on the set
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by critic David Cairns
New cover by Roman K. Muradov
TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Pierre-William Glenn
- New visual essay by filmmaker :: kogonada
- New interviews with Glenn and assistant editor Martine Barraqué
- New interview with film scholar Dudley Andrew
- Documentary on the film from 2003, featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf
- Archival interviews with director François Truffaut, editor Yann Dedet, and actors Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nathalie Baye, Jacqueline Bisset, Dani, and Bernard Menez
- Archival television footage about the film, including footage of Truffaut on the set
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by critic David Cairns
New cover by Roman K. Muradov
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Cast
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Julie Baker
- Valentina Cortese
- Séverine
- Dani
- Liliane
- Alexandra Stewart
- Stacey
- Jean-Pierre Aumont
- Alexandre
- Jean Champion
- Bertrand
- Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Alphonse
- François Truffaut
- Ferrand
- Nike Arrighi
- Odile
- Nathalie Baye
- Joëlle
- Maurice Seveno
- Television reporter
- David Markham
- Dr. Nelson
- Bernard Menez
- Bernard
- Gaston Joly
- Lajoie
- Zénaïde Rossi
- Madame Lajoie
- Xavier Macary
- Christian
- Marc Boyle
- Stuntman
- Walter Bal
- Walter
- Jean-François Stévenin
- Jean-François
- Pierre Zucca
- Pierrot
Credits
- Director
- François Truffaut
- Screenplay
- François Truffaut
- Screenplay
- Jean-Louis Richard
- Screenplay
- Suzanne Schiffman
- Music
- Georges Delerue
- Cinematography
- Pierre-William Glenn
- Production design
- Damien Lanfranchi
- Produced by
- Marcel Berbert
- Edited by
- Yann Dedet
- Edited by
- Martine Barraqué
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