La Nuit americaine / une co-production Franco-Italienne, Films du Carrosse, PECF-Paris, PIC-Rome ; scenario original, François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman ; directeur de la production, Marcel Berbert ; mise en scene de Franç̜ois Truffaut.
Edition:
Blu-Ray Edition
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
1 videodiscs (116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out pamphlet.
Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Valentina Cortese, Jean Champion, Dani, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alexandra Stewart, François Truffaut, Nike Arrighi, Nathalie Baye, Bernard Menez. Originally released as a motion picture in 1973. Film rating provided from IMDB.com web page for film and may not be present on container packaging. Special features: New 2K digital restoration ; New visual essay by filmmaker :: kogonada ; New interivews with Glenn and assitant editor Martine Barrqué ; New interview with film scholar Dudley Andrew ; Documentary on the film from 2003, featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf ; Archival interviews with director François Truffaut, editor Yann Dedey, and actors Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nathalie Bay, Jacqueline Bisset, Dani, and Bernard Menez ; Archival television footage about the film, including footage of Truffaut on the set ; Trailer ; New English subtitle translation. Plus: an essay on container insert "Are movies magic?" by film scholar David Cairns.
Summary:
The leading lady is recovering from a nervous breakdown, another performer is soused on the set, unions threaten to walk, shooting must finish before the insurance lapses and a cat can't hit its mark. Is this any way to make a film?
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