The Artist

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Original title: The Artist
Year: 2011
Running time: 100 min.
Country: France
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Screenwriter: Michel Hazanavicius
Music: Ludovic Bource (Silent Movie)
Cinematography: Guillaume Schiffman (B&W)
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle, Malcolm McDowell, Joel Murray, Ed Lauter, Beth Grant, Bitsie Tulloch, Ken Davitian, Bill Fagerbakke, Katie Nisa
Producer: Co-production France-Belgium-United States; Wild Bunch, La Petite Reine, Studio 37, La Classe Américaine, JD Prod, France 3 Cinéma, Jouror Production, uFilms
Genre: Comedy. Drama. Romance | Melodrama. Film In Film. 1920s. 1930s. The Great Depression. Silent Film
Synopsis / Plot: Hollywood, year 1927. George Valentin is a very successful silent movie star. The arrival of talking pictures will mark the end of his career. Peppy Miller, a young woman extra, becomes a major movie star.

Awards: 2011: 5 Academy Awards: Best Film, Director, Actor, OST, Costume. 10 nom.

2011: 3 Golden Globes: Best Movie Comedy/Musical, Actor (Dujardin), OST. 6 nom.

2011: NBR (National Board of Review): Top Ten Films of the Year

2011: 7 BAFTA Awards, including Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay. 12 nom.

2011: 6 Cesar Awards, including Best Film and Director. 10 nominations

2011: Critics Choice Awards: 4 awards including Best Film. 11 nominations

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2011: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor (Jean Dujardin)

2011: San Sebastián Film Festival: Audience Award

2011: Hamptons International Film Festival: Best Film (Audience Award)

2011: New York Film Critic Circle: Best Film and Best Director. 3 Nominations

2011: European Film Awards: Best OST. 4 nominations

2011: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Film, Director, Actor & Cinematography. 5 nominations

2011: Satellite Awards: Best Art Direction. 6 nominations, including Best Picture

2011: WAFCA Awards: Best Film

2011: Producers Guild of America: Best Film

2011: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Best Film

2011: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actor (Dujardin). 3 Nominations

2011: Goya Awards: Best European Film

2011: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director

2011: Nominated for David Di Donatello: Best European Union Film

2011: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay. 5 Nominations

2012: European Film Awards: Nominated for Audience Award (Best European Film)

Critics' reviews

"Artist evinces unlimited love for the look and ethos of the 1920s as well for the style of the movies (...) An enjoyment that is passed along in ample doses"

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"The Artist encapsulates everything we go to movies for: action, laughs, tears and a chance to get lost in another world. How can Oscar resist? (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"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 (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"In 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 (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"A feast for antiquarian film geeks. It certainly is, and Mr. Hazanavicius’s skill in replicating some of the visual effects of early cinema is impressive"

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"'The Artist' is delightfully old-fashioned, but it’s also poppingly contemporary (...) The ending is a madly exhilarating surprise"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"A charming romance (...) It’s a beautifully shot, beautifully acted piece of fluff."

Tasha Robinson: AV Club
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4 My Top 10 Movies from 2011 (732)
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