Truffaut Masterpiece: Tears into Diamonds

I totally agree. I was lucky enough to see this in a big lecture hall on a great projector, probably as close to seeing it in a theater as I could have come. Needless to say it was an unforgettable experience.

One thing I find particularly moving about Day for Night is Truffaut's apparent eschewing, at least on some levels, of his long-triumphed auteur theory. By Day for Night he seems to have aged and mellowed quite a bit, and come to have viewed films as the wonderfully collaborative efforts that they truly are.

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Well, I'm definitely not as enthusiastic as you guys.

Although it did shed light into the film-making process and how the tiniest of changes, personal problems of the people involved, etc etc can derail all of the director's efforts into ensuring the completion of the film... it wasn't really compelling to watch some unfortunate circumstances cause a confused married lady and a spoiled brat to sleep with each other. The resulting damage control wasn't exactly engrossing either.

That's not to say that watching some of the other professional problems encountered by the director weren't involving (and there's, of course, truth in the notion that the director must possess the ability to abruptly assume the role of a mentor and motivator to drive others to do their assigned tasks). And certain moments were quite magical (that nightmare, for example). But that love triangle and its predictability certainly did somewhat dampen my excitement.

Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.