Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Greg Truffaut's film about making a film is rather like a documentary. There's no real drama, no real comedy, and in fact it made no emotional impact on me. The closest the film comes to being dramatic is one scene where we're told that one of the characters died off screen, and another in which an actress had been drinking and can't remember her lines, but even these are less weighty than what you might see in a made-for-TV movie about a runaway teenager.There's also a brief dream sequence in which the director as a boy steals movie stills from Citizen Kane, as Truffaut's alter ego Jean-Pierre Léaud did fourteen years earlier in The 400 Blows — a far, far better film. Speaking of Jean-Pierre Léaud, in 1973 he appeared not only in Day For Night but starred in Jean Eustache's masterpiece La Maman et la Putain. Check it out just to compare the performances, and the relative power of the two stories.Truffaut's friend and colleague Jean-Luc Godard reportedly walked out of Day For Night and then wrote him a letter saying that the film was "a lie", and the two never spoke again. I managed to watch the whole movie, but won't bother to a second time. Three stars for the physical beauty of Jacqueline Bisset, Dani, and Nathalie Baye.

nil-gul-caliskan-3 Good movie for 1973. The story-line is full of drama caused by the people who go emotional all the time which keeps them away from working decently in the play: Cheating on husbands, disappearing from fiances' life without leaving a note, calling the husband of the woman who slept with you to let him know his wife cheated on him,..I also didn't get how Julie could kiss that guy on the lips after that spying. Also there was a scene where Julie was interviewed and asked if people care if a girl sleeps with her husband's father, to which she answers: "Listen, when I like a script enough to do it, audiences will like it, too." in which, neither the question or the answer makes sense.Made me think, how dramatic these people's lives are in those years? For sure the movies are not real stories, but it gives me an idea on the social situation of the society.

manendra-lodhi I want to salute to people who introduced me to this film. After a long time I had the luck to see such a great masterpiece. The film pays tribute to a number of films including the godfather and citizen Kane. Again one of the rare films in which I didn't checked the elapsed time. If you feel bored with cinema, you can watch this film again and again to make sure what films truly have. I felt like in a complete different world while watching each and every aspect of the film. Be it the cinematography, acting, location, script, characters, story progress. It is so good to have films like these with us. Usually I write about the films after some time but for this one I could not help. You mix every possible combination and you will find that in the film."A must watch for everyone."

sme_no_densetsu François Truffaut's "Day for Night" gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of movie-making. In the film, director Ferrand (Truffaut himself) does his best to keep shooting running smoothly despite a steady stream of personal and technical crises.Truffaut surrounded himself with a fine cast which included Oscar nominee Valentina Cortese as an aging diva whose drinking has adverse effects on her performance. Others who give memorable performances include Jean-Pierre Léaud & Jacqueline Bisset, though the entire cast performs admirably in my opinion.Truffaut's Oscar-nominated direction is naturally top-notch and the script (co-written by Truffaut) also received Oscar attention. However, I must admit that I didn't care for the Georges Delerue score, which is probably a matter of personal taste.Ultimately, "Day for Night" is an absorbing film about the trials and tribulations of movie-making. In Truffaut's hands it is lovingly crafted and exhibits a successful balance of entertainment and artistry.