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- ↑ "Film by Truffaut named best of '73". The New York Times. 7 January 1974. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ Champlin, Charles (4 January 1974). "'Day for Night' Tops Critics' Poll". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.