La Nuit Américaine

The film takes its title from the French term for the analog film technique of shooting by day, with a complex set of lenses and filters, to simulate a deep black-blue night. Though used frequently in early Hollywood films, the deception was often compromised, giving away the trick—the sun creeping into the frame, a reflection that wouldn’t occur in the moon’s soft light. Staff uses the technique, but does nothing to hide that it was filmed during the daytime: people play golf, birds sing, shoppers consume, and families gather under sun umbrellas at the beach. Watch La Nuit Américaine in HD free online now on SFlix with multiple servers and instant playback. Enjoy high-quality streaming of La Nuit Américaine and share your thoughts in the comments below!