Sunday, November 27, 2011

 

THE ARTIST



Berenice Bejo
THE ARTIST
At NYFF 2011
Photo by Eric Roffman


THE ARTIST is one of the best films of this year... or any year.

It is a brand new, modern, black & white (mostly), silent (mostly) film about the end of black & white, silent pictures. And love!

The film is chock full (yes, that's probably a vintage-ly accurate expression) of Gallic irony and humor, wisdom, cinematic wizardry, and intelligence.  And love of films. 

It's a French film, but it has no French (hey, it's silent!), and it was made in Hollywood by an American crew.

It was brilliantly written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius...


Michel Hazanavicius, Writer-Director
THE ARTIST
At NYFF 2011
Photo by Eric Roffman



The director and cast members
(l to r) Michel Hazanavicius, Berenice Bejo, Penelope Ann Miller,
Jean Dujardin,  Beth Grant, James Cromwell
THE ARTIST
At NYFF 2011
Photo by Eric Roffman


...And perfectly executed by a large cast, toplined by the terrific pair of French actors, Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, assisted by a powerful American cast of supporting players.


THE ARTIST ON IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1655442/


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