La Nuit américaine

Here's a film about making a film, because who doesn't love that? The shoot of a fluffy melodrama is beset by ego clashes, affairs, and technical mishaps. It all seems like a fairly accurate representation of filmmaking, to be honest.

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François Truffaut directed La Nuit américaine in 1973. See François Truffaut's full filmography, where to start with François Truffaut, or where to go after you've seen everything by François Truffaut.

La Nuit américaine was released in 1973 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.