A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Direction
Truffaut directs himself directing. The narcissism is *chefs kiss*.
Acting
Valentina Cortese's drunk diva meltdown is cinema history.
Writing
Every line about filmmaking hits different if you've been on a set.
Director
François Truffaut
Jacqueline Bisset
Julie Baker
Valentina Cortese
Séverine
Dani
Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Alexandra Stewart
Stacey
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Alexandre
Jean Champion
Bertrand, the Producer
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alphonse
François Truffaut
Ferrand, the Director
Niké Arrighi
Odile, the Makeup Artist
Nathalie Baye
Joelle, the Script Girl
Maurice Seveno
TV Reporter
Bernard Ménez
Bernard, the Property Master
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title refers to the night-for-day shooting technique—literally faking sunlight. Truffaut loved that metaphor.
This won Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, but Truffaut later called it 'not my best'—typical insecure director move.
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