Day for Night
Comedy • PG • 1973 • 1 hr 56 min
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31/2* The world behind movie set. Love, sex, and confusion reign. Title refers to lighting a film in daytime and make it appear as night.
One of the best Truffaut. So modern, so spontaneous, so passionate, so inspirational. A love letter to cinema and the people who make them.
One of the great films about making movies. Brimming with insight into the human condition.
So genious. It's like Birdman before Birdman. The camera is always in motion always engaging. The premise is also entertainingly unique
A love letter to anyone who loves films, from a director who loves making films
Finally got an answer to how they make cats do what they want in the movies. They don't.
A declaration of love to cinema and all of its makers
Very entertaining. I love movies about making movies. One of the best Truffaut films.
Can’t go wrong with Truffaut
A great film about cinema
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