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Day for Night

1 hr. 55 min. | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Pegi 13

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A film director tries to get his movie made while observing the real-life dramas in his actors' lives. Fading icon Severine forgets her lines when she drinks, while her co-star, Alexandre, is fixated on his lover's imminent arrival. Meanwhile, insecure young star Alphonse has emotional outbursts, yet seems well-balanced compared to Julie, a British actress recuperating from a nervous breakdown.

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

François Truffaut was a famous French film critic and director, regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave movement and remains an icon of French and world cinema. In a career lasting just over a quarter of a century, he was a screenwriter, director, producer and actor in over twenty-five films, many of which garnered worldwide success and iconic status such as “400 Blows” (1959), “Shoot the Piano Player” (1960), “Jules and Jim” (196
Languages
French, English, Italian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
La Nuit américaine
Produced
1973: France, Italy

Film information

Director
François Truffaut
Producers
Marcel Berbert
Screenplay
François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Pierre-William Glenn
Cast
Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Valentina Cortese, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, Dani, Alexandra Stewart
More information
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Screenings

Sunday, 13 November

22:00

Forum Cinemas Kaune · 3

Past screening

Saturday, 19 November

20:45

Paupio Pasaka · Paupio salė

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