Day for Night

This film details the making of a drama called “Meet Pamela” about the tragedy that follows when a French man introduces his parents to his British wife. Director François Truffaut satirizes his own films with “Meet Pamela”‘s overwrought storyline, but the real focus is on the chaos behind the scenes., A film company at work. Actors arrive and depart; liaisons develop. Julie, the beautiful but possibly unstable lead, is recovering from a breakdown, aided by an older physician, her new husband. Alphonse is insecure, he babbles. When his fiance exits with a stunt man, he threatens to quit. Julie must convince him to stay. Alexandre, a consummate pro on the set, runs back and forth to the airport hoping a certain young man will visit. Severine, no longer young, hits the bottle and covers blown lines with emotional outbursts. At the center is Ferrand, the writer director, who must make constant decisions, answer a stream of questions, and deliver the film on schedule., Truffaut’s Oscar winner about a filmmaker (Truffaut) trying to complete a film beset with problems. Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Valentina Cortese. Alphonse: Jean-Pierre Leaud. Stacey: Alexandra Stewart. Bertrand: Jean Champion., Francois Truffaut’s Oscar-winning tribute to the process of making a film. Director Ferrand desperately tries to keep his production on schedule despite the problems of his cast and crew.