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- 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 legendary Georges Delerue.
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Roger Ebert December 26, 1997. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Producer: “Aren’t we one big happy family?”. Actor: “So are the people in Greek tragedies.”. The actor in this exchange, which comes midway through Francois Truffaut ’s “Day for Night,” is overstating his case. He should have said, “So are the people ...
Directed by. Francois Truffaut. Movies about movies usually don’t quite get things right. The film business comes out looking more romantic and glamorous (or more corrupt and decadent) than it really is, and none of the human feeling of a movie set is communicated.
Jan 20, 2022 Full Review Judith Crist New York Magazine/Vulture [Day for Night is] universal in its sheer humanism, its exuberance, its tragic-comic view of people and events, and completely...
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- François Truffaut
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- Jacqueline Bisset
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 40 reviews, with an average score of 8.50/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A sweet counterpoint to Godard's Contempt, Truffaut's Day for Night is a congenial tribute to the self-afflicted madness that is making a movie".
"Day For Night" strikes an amazing balance between hard and soft, happy and sad, comedy and tragedy, and in the end offers a unique take not only on movies but on life itself. "What a funny life we lead," says the aging starlet Severine (Valentina Cortese), summing up "Day For Night's" take on the ephemerality of both departments.
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 legendary Georges Delerue. Film Info. 1973. 116 minutes. Color. 1.66:1. Spine #769. TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES.
TOP CRITIC. [Day for Night is] universal in its sheer humanism, its exuberance, its tragic-comic view of people and events, and completely irresistible in its sheer love of the life it leads....
