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Day for Night (1973)

Name: Day for Night
Director: François Truffaut
Genre: drama film, tragicomedy
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 8

Day for Night is a 1973 romantic comedy-drama film co-written and directed by François Truffaut. The metafictional and self-reflexive film chronicles the troubled production of a melodrama, and the various personal and professional challenges of the cast and crew. It stars Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Dani, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Truffaut himself.

Directed by François Truffaut · Shot by Pierre-William Glenn · Cut by Martine Barraqué · Music by Georges Delerue · 115 min

Behind the scenes

How to Turn Day into Night (Day for Night Filmmaking) — Camp Films · 5 min
DUNE | The Problem with Day for Night | ShotDeck: Shot Talk — ShotDeck · 7 min
How to Shoot Day For Night | Cinematic Lighting 101 — Aputure · 5 min
Day for Night bedroom scene - Cinematography Lighting Breakdown — LensProToGo · 8 min
Turn day into night | Advanced Day for Night Filmmaking Tutorial — Tom Antos · 19 min
Day for Night (1973) - Filming "Meet Pamela" Scene (1/10 ) | Movieclips — Movieclips · 3 min

Elsewhere

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