Rent Day for Night (1973)
3.9 of 5 from 121 ratings
1h 43min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- This affectionate farce from Francois Truffaut about the joys and strife of moviemaking is one of his most beloved films. Truffaut himself appears as the harried director of a frivolous melodrama, the shooting of which is plagued by the whims of a neurotic actor (Jean-Pierre Leaud), an aging but still forceful Italian diva (Valentina Cortese), and a British ingenue haunted by personal scandal (Jacqueline Bisset). An irreverent paean to the prosaic craft of cinema as well as a delightful human comedy about the pitfalls of sex and romance, 'Day for Night' is buoyed by robust performances and a sparkling score by the legendaiy Georges Delerue.
- Actors:
- Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, Valentina Cortese, Dani, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean Champion, Nike Arrighi, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Seveno, David Markham, Bernard Menez, Gaston Joly, Zénaïde Rossi, Xavier Saint-Macary, Marc Boyle, Walter Bal, Jean-François Stévenin, Pierre Zucca
- Directors:
- François Truffaut
- Producers:
- Marcel Bebert
- Voiced By:
- Georges Delerue
- Writers:
- François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
- Others:
- Cloris Leachman, Suzanne Schiffman, Valentine Cortese, François Truffaut
- Aka:
- La nuit américaine
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Day For Night, A History of Films about Film: Part 2, A History of Films about Film: Part 1, Cinema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 1, The Instant Expert's Guide to Federico Fellini, The Instant Expert's Guide to François Truffaut
- Countries:
- France
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/10/2016
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New visual essay by filmmaker: Kogonada
- New interviews with Glenn and assistant editor Martine Barraque
- New interview with film scholar Dudley Andrew
- Documentary on the film from 2003, featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf
- Archival interviews with director Francois Truffaut, editor Yann Dedet, and actors Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nathalie Baye, Jacqueline Bisset, Dani, and Bernard Menez
- Archival television footage about the film, including footage of Truffaut on the set
- Trailer
- An essay by critic David Cairns
