La Nuit Américaine (Day for Night)

A film company are shooting the film Je vous présente Pamela in the south of France.The tensions and problems that arise during the filming greatly surpass the drama of the film being made. The leading lady, Julie, a Hollywood sensation, is recovering from a nervous breakdown, whilst her co-partner, Alphonse, is a temperamental young romantic suffering from violent mood swings. Alexandre, a former matinee idol and apparently the most reliable actor, flits back and forth between the set and the airport hoping to meet up with his secret male lover, whilst his co-star, Séverine, a former lover of Alexandre, has difficulty remembering her lines and hits the bottle between emotional outbursts. Ferrand, the director, is caught in this crossfire of tantrum and petty crises, struggling to keep things on course. But things only seem to go from bad to worse.