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Jean-Pierre Leaud and Jacqueline Bisset in a scene from Day for Night, with Leaud in a suit looking at Bisset, who faces forward in a patterned dress and large earrings.
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Day for Night

film by Truffaut [1973]
Also known as: “Domicile conjugale; La Nuit américaine”
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Jean-Pierre Leaud and Jacqueline Bisset in a scene from Day for Night, with Leaud in a suit looking at Bisset, who faces forward in a patterned dress and large earrings.
François Truffaut: Day for Night Jean-Pierre Léaud and Jacqueline Bisset in François Truffaut's La Nuit américaine (1973; Day for Night), which won an Oscar for best foreign-language film.

"Day for Night" (1973) is a film directed by François Truffaut, a key figure in the French New Wave movement. The film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of another movie, exploring the personal and professional lives of the cast and crew. It delves into the complexities of filmmaking, relationships, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction. Truffaut himself appears in the film as the director, Ferrand. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film.1

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