Beneath the festive comedy that is "Meet Pamela" lies an interesting commentary on the ups and downs of the filmmaking process as we witness the cast & crew grow closer and apart with each new situation. We're invited into a world we mostly consider as hidden and intangible, yet presented as a welcoming and lively environment. One of the finest and funniest films about filmmaking. Léaud is unintentionally hilarious as the smooth-talking, naive Alphonse. Really, what's not to love about him ?

Mistake - 1) During the filming of the car crash scene, when the stunt man backs up the car driving through the the open door, and when he jumps free as the "driverless" car supposedly heads for the cliff where it will crash, someone else is visible inside the car, actually driving.

I tend not to enjoy films about the filmmaking process, but Day For Night is a genuinely fun and lovely movie. Truffaut's adoration for what he does is really apparent. "I need some money to go to a whorehouse" is just a hilarious and perfect line, too.

I heard so much about how great this movie was... Truffaut's a genius, I heard... this is a 'movie person's movie' I was told... yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever. Now don't get me wrong. The story was (somewhat) interesting and the cast of characters were (marginally) charming. But really, what's the big freakin' deal about this movie? Personally, I think it's a bit overrated.

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The day may come when I'll be tired of watching films about film making, but I don't expect it'll be here any time soon. I already knew that Truffaut was just a film fanboy who's playing at being a director, and Day for Night proves it. He might just be the greatest pretender there ever was, though. It must've been hard for him and all the others to separate his performance in the film from his job as director of the film. Then again, the same could be said for every part of the film.

"Movies go on like trains in the night."

Such a joyous, delightful movie that's hard not to love. The balance between the movie's movie and the actual movie blows my mind.

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!

Truffaut loves cinema, I love Truffaut, I love cinema and I love this film.

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I can watch this film over and over again and still be mesmerized by it.

Truffaut has an infectious love for film and filmmaking that bleeds right through the screen and into the hearts of the viewers. It's all controlled chaos but somehow something magical can be pulled out of it. There are a few flaws, specifically a few bizarre montages edited in a horrible New Wave way, and a slow second half. Still, it's a fun watch. Thinking about how it was filmed with all the self-referencing is mind-boggling.

A funny well shot movie, it's equal parts a commentary on movie making and on personal relationships. There are a lot of nice touches, but occasionally Truffaut goes overboard, like all the references to filmmakers scattered throughout the film.

Absolutely hilarious satire on the making of a film. Any movie buff will love this.

One of the greatest films about film-making, and the only one that presents it as a joyous, social and invigorating experience (as opposed to the living hell of films like Living in Oblivion). And like all of Truffaut's films it's infused with a deep love for people, life, and mainly cinema.

Doesn't matter if it's good or bad, just film it!

Truffaut's love letter to filmaking and the chaos that surrounds it.

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