The Artist

    Genre
    Drama, Comedy
  • |
    • Runtime
    100 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2011
  • |
    • Countries
    France, Belgium, United States
  • |
    • Languages
    English, French
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Michel Hazanavicius
WRITTEN BY:
Michel Hazanavicius
CAST INCLUDES:
Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

THE ARTIST broke box office records, playing for 22 consecutive weeks and becoming the 11th highest grossing film of all time at the Angelika New York. It took home both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture. Featuring exquisite black and white cinematography, it was loved by critics and audiences alike. Entertainment Weekly raves, "As it opens, we're watching an audience watch a silent adventure film, and in a funny way we spend the rest of the movie watching ourselves get swept up in conventions we can see through.”

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.

The Artist

    Genre
    Drama, Comedy
  • |
    • Runtime
    100 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2011
  • |
    • Countries
    France, Belgium, United States
  • |
    • Languages
    English, French
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Michel Hazanavicius
WRITTEN BY
Michel Hazanavicius
CAST INCLUDES
Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman
THE ARTIST broke box office records, playing for 22 consecutive weeks and becoming the 11th highest grossing film of all time at the Angelika New York. It took home both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture. Featuring exquisite black and white cinematography, it was loved by critics and audiences alike. Entertainment Weekly raves, "As it opens, we're watching an audience watch a silent adventure film, and in a funny way we spend the rest of the movie watching ourselves get swept up in conventions we can see through.”

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.

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