One of the hits at this year’s Cannes – a delightful homage to 1920s Tinseltown.
It is 1927 George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a movie star specializing in swashbuckling romantic adventures. He crosses paths with dancer and aspiring actress Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo). John Goodman is the studio boss excited by the advent of the talkies which threatens to send the careers of George and Peppy in very different directions.
A lovingly crafted re-creation of a golden age of Hollywood, THE ARTIST is, for the most part, a silent film with music score running throughout. Crisply shot in black and white and with superb performances at its core (Jean Dujardin won best actor award at Cannes) THE ARTIST is hugely inventive and a real delight.
