La Nuit americaine = Day for night
(DVD)
Contributors
Truffaut, François, film director,
Richard, Jean-Louis, screenwriter.
Schiffman, Suzanne, screenwriter.
Bisset, Jacqueline, 1944- actor,
Cortese, Valentina, actor.
Richard, Jean-Louis, screenwriter.
Schiffman, Suzanne, screenwriter.
Bisset, Jacqueline, 1944- actor,
Cortese, Valentina, actor.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD edition., Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
Main Library - Media
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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Edition
DVD edition., Two-DVD special edition.
Language
fre
UPC
715515154314
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
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General Note
Special features: Disc 1: New 2K digital restoration; New English subtitle translation; Trailer. Disc 2: 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Georges Delerue ; cinematography, Pierre-William Glenn ; production designer, Damien Lanfranchi ; costume, Monique Dury ; editing, Yann Dedet, Martine Barraqué.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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?
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language
In French with optional English subtitles.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1973: Best foreign language film.
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