Warner-France has revealed that it is preparing a Blu-ray release of François Truffaut's
La Nuit américaine a.k.a
Day for Night (1973), starring Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Valentina Cortese, Nathalie Baye, and François Truffaut. The preliminary release date set by the studio is June 12th.
The leading lady is recovering from a nervous breakdown, another performer is soused on the set, trade 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? Mais oui!
Day For Night is Francois Truffaut's sly, humorous bouquet to movies and the people who make them, the Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film (1973) that speaks the language of everyone who loves movies.
Note: In the U.S.,
Day for Night is currently available only on DVD, courtesy of Warner Brothers. See our listing
here.