Day for Night

La Nuit Américaine is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. In French, nuit américaine (American night) is a technical process whereby sequences filmed outdoors in daylight are underexposed to appear as if they are taking place at night. In the English-speaking world the film is known as Day for Night, which is the equivalent English expression. La Nuit Américaine chronicles the produc... More
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  • 1973

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PG (USA)

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  • 1 h 55 min

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  • La Nuit Américaine

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Directed by

François Truffaut

François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker, one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and...

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  • 1973

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 55 min
  • 1 h 56 min
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