The film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974.
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La nuit américaine
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Day to Night is a technical film term that means shooting night scenes during the day, and this film tells the story of a film's shooting process. The film "Meet Pamela" is in full swing, and director Ferrand (François Truffaut) not only has to deal with the filming, but is also busy taking care of the actors' emotions. Among them are the emotional problems of the fragile and sensitive hero Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Léaud), and the mentally frustrated actress Julie Baker (Jacqueline Bisset). . The movie has to be completed before the agreed time, the filming is not going well, everything looks so bad, can "Meet Pamela" be finished... This film is wonderfully presented in a "play within a play" structure The process of making a movie.
The film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974.
The film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974.
Extended Reading
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Julie: I'm sick of disguises. I'm quitting movies. I know that life is rotten.
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Ferrand: Let's go before it gets dark!