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Day for Night = La nuit americaine
Uniform Title
Nuit américaine (Motion picture)
Title
Day for Night = La nuit americaine / Warner Bros presents une co-production franco-italienne, Films du Carrosse, PECF (Paris), PIC (Rome) ; scenario original, François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman ; directeur de la production, Marcel Berbert ; mise en scène de Franç̜ois Truffaut.
ISBN
9781681430348
1681430347
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Publication
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages)
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
Widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio).
Special features: New 2K digital restoration; new English subtitle translation; Trailer; Dreams of cinema (video essay by filmmaker ::kogonada explores the layers of the film); Dudley Andrew (film professor discusses the quarrel between François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard); "Day for night": an appreciation (2003 documentary, film scholar Annette Insdorf discusses the film); Truffaut: a view from the inside (1973 behind-the-scenes documentary from the set of the film); Interviews: François Truffaut, Pierre-William Glenn, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nathalie Baye, Bernard Menez, Dani, Yann Dedet, Martine Barraqué; Archival footage: Truffaut shoots Day and night, "On Day and night", Truffaut at the National Society of Film Critics. Plus: an essay on container insert "Are movies magic?" by film scholar David Cairns.
Music, Georges Delerue ; cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; production designer, Damien Lanfranchi ; costume, Monique Dury ; editing, Yann Dedet, Martine Barraqué.
In French with optional English subtitles.
Academy Awards, 1973: Best foreign language film.
Summary
The leading lady is recovering from a nervous breakdown, another performer is soused on the set, unions threaten to walk, shooting must finish before the insurance lapses and a cat can't hit its mark. Is this any way to make a film?
Variant and related titles
La nuit americaine
Title on container: Day for night
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
French
Added to Catalog
February 27, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 769
Credits
Music, Georges Delerue ; cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; production designer, Damien Lanfranchi ; costume, Monique Dury ; editing, Yann Dedet, Martine Barraqué.
Cast
Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Dani, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean Champion, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, Nike Arrighi, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Seveno, David Markham, Bernard Menez, Gaston Joly, Zénaïde Rossi, Xavier Macary, Marc Boyle, Walter Bal, J.F. Stevenin, Pierre Zucca.
System details note
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Videorecording number
CC2521BD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Motion pictures - France.
Motion pictures - Italy.
Foreign language films - French.
Also listed under
Films du carrosse (Firm), production company.
PECF (Firm), production company.
PIC (Firm), production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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