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Dec 21, 2011 · Here is one of the most entertaining films in many a moon, a film that charms because of its story, its performances and because of the sly way it plays with being silent and black and white. "The Artist" knows you're aware it's silent and kids you about it.
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Nov 24, 2011 · “The Artist” is a touching and mostly silent movie with a musical soundtrack about an aging film idol, a peppy young actress and the passing of the silent-movie era.
- Michel Hazanavicius
- 2 min
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 95% based on 327 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A crowd-pleasing tribute to the magic of silent cinema, The Artist is a clever, joyous film with delightful performances and visual style to spare."
Nov 23, 2011 · In the 1920s, actor George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a bona fide matinee idol with many adoring fans. While working on his latest film, George finds himself falling in love with an ingenue named...
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- Michel Hazanavicius
- PG-13
- Jean Dujardin
At its best, The Artist is a triumphantly modern silent film, which shows the influence of Fritz Lang, Josef von Sternberg, and Frank Borzage but never looks like a relic. Full Review |...
Jan 20, 2012 · The Artist: Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. With Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell. When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two.
Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist is an exuberant love letter to Cinema. A silent film in black and white, set in the Twenties and early Thirties, it is an unlikely candidate to charm large crowds. It did at Cannes, and it will all over the world, because it has more style, wit, insight and heart than most films made this century.
