One of the best films ever made about the process of shooting a film. Director Truffaut plays director Ferrand, who is in the midst of directing "I Want You to Meet Pamela," a feature being shot in the La Victorine studios in the south of France. His cast includes a temperamental actor,
Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Leaud), who wonders aloud, "Are women magic?"; Julie (Jacqueline Bisset), a famous actress recovering from a nervous breakdown; Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Aumont), a veteran actor, "continental lover" and closet homosexual; Severine (Valentina Cortese), a loud, alcoholic Italian
actress who once was a great screen lover opposite Alexandre but who now cannot remembe...
Released:
1973
Rated:
PG
Length:
120 mins