Day for Night
Original title: La nuit américaine · Turkish title: Güneşte Gece
“A movie for people who love movies.”
1973 · 1 h 56 min
Directed by 
François Truffaut
François TruffautCast
Jacqueline Bisset 
Jean-Pierre Léaud 
Valentina Cortese François Truffaut
Credits
Written by: François Truffaut
Plot
A film director deals with crises and romances on the set of his film.
Sinekatalog’s take
Truffaut's love letter to filmmaking follows a film crew and their crises while shooting a melodrama. Warm, funny and affectionate, it captures how messy and joyous making movies can be.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (26,750 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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