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Day for Night (1973)

PG ★ 7.7/10 116 min Comedy, Drama France, Italy French
Director: François Truffaut
Screenplay by: François Truffaut
Writers: Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Louis Richard
Streaming: Not available
A movie for people who love movies.

Description

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

Trailer

Top Cast

Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset Julie Baker
Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese Séverine
Dani
Dani Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart Stacey
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont Alexandre
Jean Champion
Jean Champion Bertrand, the Producer
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud Alphonse
François Truffaut
François Truffaut Ferrand, the Director

Day for Night Appears on 15 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #438
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #765

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Best French Films of All Time
Paste Magazine #17
Popmatters 100 Essential Female Film Performances
PopMatters #04
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #89
Rolling Stone - The 100 Best Movies Of The 1970s
Rolling Stone #58
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #258
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #404

Filmmaker Curation

Dario Argento's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #52
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #467
Steven Spielberg's Favorite Movies
Far Out Magazine #13

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1970-1979 Films
Letterboxd #49
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #68
Showdown Babylon
Letterboxd Showdown #14
Showdown Cinema Paradiso
Letterboxd Showdown #15

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