Français pour une nuit (English: French for One Night) is a live
DVD by the American
heavy metal band
Metallica, recorded in
Nîmes, France, in the
Arena of Nîmes on July 7, 2009, during the
World Magnetic Tour. It was released in three formats: A standard
DVD in a
digipak including a 16-page
booklet, a
Blu-ray, and a digipak with the booklet and a deluxe limited edition
box set including the DVD, a copy of Death Magnetic on CD, a T-shirt, laminated pass, and five exclusive photos. Despite only being issued in France, it has been imported in sufficient quantity to be considered a regular release. Aside from the photography by
Ross Halfin, the entire project was made by French professionals, from the video to the art direction.[1]