François Truffaut's DAY FOR NIGHT is the French master's tender, humorous love letter to the cinema. Stepping in front of the camera, Truffaut plays Ferrand, a director who's embarking on his latest production, a melodrama entitled MEET PAMELA. As the cast and crew convene at the Victorine Studio in Nice, a family is formed, but unlike most families, this one is only temporary. There's the gorgeous American actress (Jacqueline Bisset), the love-struck young lead (Jean-Pierre Leaud), the aging alcoholic (Valentina Cortese), and the unheralded crew (grips, technicians, etc.). Along the way, those involved in the production start to feel as if the events in their real lives are coming straight out of the movies, filled with romance, tragedy, melodrama, and a dash of slapstick.

As with the best works of art, Truffaut's film doesn't exist merely to provide viewers with a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the tumultuous craft of filmmaking. While Truffaut doesn't shy away from revealing some of cinema's most magical tricks--such as how action sequences are shot and how artificial snow is created--the film also works on a more universal level, addressing issues to which everyone can relate. But ultimately, the moviemaking sequences are what make DAY FOR NIGHT such an unforgettable experience.

DAY FOR NIGHT won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1974, the year of its French release. It also qualified in 1975, after opening in Los Angeles, and was nominated for several other categories including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress (Valentina Cortese).

The title refers to a technique by which night scenes are filmed during the day through the use of a special filter; the French title, LA NUIT AMERICAINE, is the French term for the same process.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Mono 1.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Featurettes - 1. An Appreciation by Bob Balaban and Annette Insdorf
2. Featurette With Jacqueline Bisset and Nathalie Baye
3. TRUFFAUT: A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE
Interviews - 1. Valerina Cortese - Star
2. Francois Truffaut - Director (1973 Cannes Film Festival)
3. Francois Truffaut - Director (1973 National Society of Film Critics Awards)
Trailers - 1. Original U.S. Trailer
Text/Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Francois Truffaut - Director
2. Nathalie Baye - Star
3. Valerina Cortese - Star
4. Jean-Pierre Aumont - Star

Jacqueline Bisset: Anglo-French Actress
Jean-Pierre Aumont: French Actor
François Truffaut: Director/Screenwriter/Critic
Valentina Cortese: Italian Actress

François Truffaut: Director/Screenwriter/Critic

"...DAY FOR NIGHT, Francois Truffaut's heartfelt homage to the joy and pain of making movies, is just as bracing yet touching as it was when it was first released..."
"...A poem in praise of making movies....Truffaut's film is like a little anthology of anecdotes from movie sets..."
"...Ranking with SUNSET BOULEVARD as one of the greatest movies ever made about the movie industry, Truffaut's loving portrait captures the entire filmmaking process..."