Truffaut's film about making a film is usually considered one of his best. It was regarded as a return to form after a recent series of less than enthusiastically received films by the critics and the public. Day For Night is extremely well made and very entertaining. Besides being a great filmmaker Truffaut was also a great film buff which he refers to throughout this film with lots of references to famous directors and even scenes from his own films.
Day For Night also has a terrific cast. Jacqueline Bisset is the lead actor playing Pamela in the film "Meet Pamela" that is being shot. Truffaut cast himself as the director Ferrand trying to pull "Meet Pamela," across the production finish line. Jean-Pierre Léaud who essentially played Truffaut's alter ego in his Antoine Donel films is in it as an immature actor. Jean-Pierre Aumont who had a long career in film is playing Léaud's father and Valentina Cortese a noted Italian actor is Leaud's mother, characters in "Meet Pamela."
Day For Night walks through the film process in an enjoyable way. The viewer gets to see all of the mishaps and compromises that go along during film production. The cast and crew are like a bunch of rabbits in heat sleeping around with each other during filming. In a way the film is about how much Truffaut loves making films and working with his actors even when it's a challenging situation.
Day For Night is an agreeable film to watch. It is also basically a very lightweight film. Like the brainless love story "Meet Pamela" that they are filming, there just isn't a whole lot to think about after it's over. The film is apparently a favorite of many film directors and movie buffs but I think the general audience will probably wonder "what is the point" of this thing.
Written by Francois Truffaut , Jean-Louis Richard and Suzanne Schiffman. The running time is 116 minutes.
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