Day for Night / La Nuit américaine
Thu 14 NovCELEBRATION OF TWIN CITIES
Entente Cordiale: Gala evening for Nice-Edinburgh twinning & Depute Mayor Lezley Cameron
Filmed at Nice’s fabled Victorine Studios, François Truffaut explores the joys and strife of moviemaking in one of his most beloved films. Truffaut himself appears as the harried director of a frivolous melodrama, the shooting of which is plagued by the whims of a neurotic actor (Jean-Pierre Léaud), an ageing but still forceful Italian diva (Valentina Cortese), and a British ingenue haunted by personal scandal (Jacqueline Bisset). An irreverent paean to the prosaic craft of cinema as well as a delightful human comedy about the pitfalls of sex and romance, Day for Night is buoyed by robust performances and a sparkling score by the legendary Georges Delerue.
“Truffaut’s story of the frictions on a fictional film shoot aims for affection and amiability” The Skinny
Our Festival Pass gives you access to five films in the French Festival UK at the Institut français d’Écosse!
Full Price : £30 | Concession* : £21 – Tickets available online and on the door.
*Concession available for registered students, those registered as unemployed, people with disabilities (free for essential companions), and under 18s.