Surrounded by his court (strange and mysterious characters), he staves off boredom with alcohol, boxing, women and ballooning.

Desiring to acquire the adaptation rights of Alexandre's first novel, film producer Filippi (Karl Zéro) and his actress Laure (Arielle Dombasle) soon arrive in the life of the celebrated author.

[4] The Independent described Day and Night as "an unmitigated critical disaster and a complete box office flop".

Françoise Giroud stated "It's a bad movie, there's no question",[6] L'Humanité called it an "Absolute debacle",[8] and Michel Houellebecq referred to it as the "most preposterous film in history".

[10] An original documentary, Anatomy of a Massacre, was released with the Day and Night DVD, and focused on the film's intense negative reception and failure.