"Liberté,lanuit,atitlewithacommainthemiddleforafilmdividedintwoparts.Afilminblackandwhitewithadarksideandajovialside.Thefirstpartofthetitleevokespolitics,asthestoryrecallsthedaysoftheAlgerianWarofIndependence;thesecondpartrepresentsthemoodthathoversovertheeminentlypainfulimages.Thereisn'tevenahintofdaylightinthefreedomofthetitle.Itonlylivesmetaphoricallyinthedarknessandlanguorofthenight."--descriptionbyVioletaKovacsicsinthebook"PhilippeGarrel:FilmmakingRevealed"eee