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<\/p>\nReviewed by Jan Mclaughlin viewed at Santa Barbara International Film\u00a0Festival.<\/p>\n
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It’s 1927 Hollywood silent\u00a0screen star, George Valentin ( Jean Dujardin) is basking in the glory of his latest picture ” A Russian Affair”. He’s enjoying the adulation he receives by taking numerous bows. Peppy Miller ( Berenice Bejo) is an up and coming actress who literally runs into Valentin at the premier, this chance encounter ends up being the launching pad to her acting career. Kinograph studios is where Valentin is under contract and looking for fresh faces like Peppy Miller to star in their talking pictures. Valentin is in denial about the whole concept of talking pictures and\u00a0Peppy’s career soars as Valentin’s plummets with the arrival of the talkies.\u00a0The young actress\u00a0tries to help Valentin as much as she can to save the man she loves. It dosen’t take long for the Artist to pull you in.<\/p>\n
The Artist was shot in black and white is\u00a0 silent,\u00a0with subtitles and French. Not your present day formula for the\u00a0American movie going audience but it works!\u00a0\u00a0Movie title cards, posters, newspaper headlines\u00a0rolling hot off the press and\u00a0theatre marquees often mirror the plot. For example\u00a0there is a scene where Peppy finds her way into the screen stars\u00a0dressing room, she is embracing and smelling his suit, in the back ground\u00a0a poster title\u00a0on the wall\u00a0 reads ” Thief of his heart”. As the stock market crashes and George hits bottom his last ditch effort film plays on the big screen as he is drowning in quicksand. Director\/Writer Michel Hazanavicius has an eye for detail.<\/p>\n
Along with the cleverly written story written by Hazanavicius, are outstanding preformances by\u00a0French actors\u00a0 Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin who recieved a SAG award for best actor. John Goodman plays Al Zimmer the studio boss with the big fat cigar, James Cromwell as\u00a0 the ever faithfull chaffuer Clifton, and\u00a0cameos by Malcom Mcdowell and Ken Davitian ( Borats sidekick) as the pawn broker.<\/p>\n
I found myself in awe of Peppy Miller’s fabulously beaded flapper dresses, The Artist has been nominated for an Oscar for best costumes, best picture, best actor, best supporting actress, art direction, cinematography and director.<\/p>\n
The Artist \u00a0was a total pleasure, gorgeously shot by cinematographer Guillaume shiffman and with a seamless score by Ludovie Bource, The Artist includes everything we go to the movies for: laughs, love, tears and a glimpse into another world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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