The Artist
Film: The Artist
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Anne Miller, Missi Pyle
Synopsis: Hollywood 1927. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion.
For young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies.
Critics: “a time when movies often are sonic assaults, and meaning can be lost amid the clatter of explosions, gunshots and screeching cars, The Artist has an utterly beguiling purity.” - USA Today
“The happy ending had me on my feet cheering throughout the final credits. I can't wait to see it again.” - Guardian
“"The Artist" is the wonder of the age, as much a miracle as "Avatar," though it comes at things from the totally opposite direction.” - Los Angeles Times
Award/Nominations: The Artist has picked up Best Picture at the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, Detriot Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
The movie has also been nominated at the Houston Film Critics Society, Satellite Awards, Independent Spirit Awards.
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
Tagged in Golden Globes