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La Nuit américaine is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. It was released in English speaking countries as Day for Night. Day for Night is also the name of a technical process whereby sequences shot during the daytime are made to appear as if they are taking place at night. The equivalent French expression is La Nuit Américaine.

The movie describes the ups and downs of film-making.

Cast includes

Jacqueline Bisset
Valentina Cortese
Dani
Alexandra Stewart
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean Champion
Jean-Pierre Léaud
François Truffaut
Nike Arrighi
Nathalie Baye
Maurice Seveno
David Markham
Bernard Menez
Gaston Joly
Zénaïde Rossi
Xavier Saint-Macary
Walter Bal
Jean-François Stévenin
Pierre Zucca

Awards

It won the 1973 BAFTA Award for Best Film, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Valentina Cortese was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Truffaut for the Academy Award for Directing.

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