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Jun 7, 2024 · Writer and director Michel Hazanavicius won praise for his meticulous evocation of silent movies of the classical era. The Artist debuted at the Cannes festival, where it was nominated for the Palm d’Or and Dujardin won the award for best actor (and Uggie, the dog, was given an award called the Palm Dog).
- Pat Bauer
Mixing comedy, romance and melodrama to tell a story set at a pivotal moment in movie history, French writer-director Michel Hazanavicius’s astounding The Artist is itself an example of the form it celebrates: a black and white silent film that relies on images, actors and music to weave its singular spell.
Jun 10, 2024 · Opening Annecy festival this year is Most Precious of Cargoes, the animated feature debut of Michel Hazanavicius, perhaps best known in the west as the director of The Artist the multi-Academy Award winning live action silent film that swept the awards scene in the early 2010’s.
Jun 11, 2024 · French Animation Breaks New Barriers. After closing out last month’s Cannes competition, Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Most Precious of Cargoes” opened this year’s Annecy Animation Festival ...
Jun 10, 2024 · We took advantage of this first day to discover commissioned films, including a project using generative AI that sparked a strong reaction from the audience, a masterclass by Terry Gilliam, and finally the opening night with Michel Hazanavicius’s first animated feature, The Most Precious of Cargoes.
Jun 6, 2024 · Michel Hazanavicius : Non, c’est vraiment l’adaptation du livre de Jean-Claude Grumberg qui m’y a conduit. Car elle ne pouvait se faire que de cette manière. J’ai déjà porté un projet d’animation auparavant à destination d’un public plus enfantin, plus familial, mais sans jamais qu’il se concrétise.
Jun 11, 2024 · Le réalisateur Michel Hazanavicius est à Annecy pour présenter son premier film d’animation “La plus précieuse des marchandises”, en compétition dans la catégorie Long-métrage du festival...
