DAY 7: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
...Medias Res. A title card informs us of the place and the time: present day. A jeep drives into shot and a group of scientists, led by the French-speaking Lacombe (acclaimed French New Wave director, and huge influence on Spielberg, Francois Truffaut) and his cartographer/interpreter David Laughlin (Bob Balaban) proceed to interview witnesses...
