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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.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Michel Hazanavicius
- 2012-01-20
Feb 17, 2012 · On the surface The Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius, is an ode to a simpler time in movie-making history. Set in 1927 Hollywood at the dawn of the talkies, the black-and-white silent movie tells an old-fashioned love story with plenty of heart and just as much style. But that's not the whole picture.
The silent movie, argues the director, is “a universal language. It’s a sensual experience, like music or paintings.” The film has already seduced the cinephiles and, of course, the French.
Nov 23, 2011 · In The Artist, director Michel Hazanavicius borrows liberally from several silent films and filmmakers, but he also cites such film classics as Singin’ in the Rain, A Star Is Born, Citizen Kane ...
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. Not that it’s entirely silent, of course; like all silent films were, it’s ...
The Artist. (film) The Artist is a 2011 French [nb 1] comedy drama film [nb 2] in the style of a black-and-white silent film or part-talkie. [9][10][11][12] It was written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius, produced by Thomas Langmann and stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. [13] The story takes place in Hollywood, between 1927 and 1932 ...
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Feb 4, 2013 · It is an unusual factoid that the only two silent films to win Best Picture at the Oscars are Wings, which won the first one ever, and The Artist, which came out in 2011. The fact that a film in the modern era was made as a silent film, although truth be told it is not completely silent, is odd enough as is, but it also feels sort of gimmicky, like something somebody would make for their ...
