It’s 1927 and silent-movie star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin - A View of Love) is enjoying his considerable fame and fortune. He has a chance encounter with a film extra named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo – Prey) and the two instantly hit it off. But as Peppy slowly rises to prominence in Hollywood, the advent of talking pictures marks an uncertain future for Valentin as he faces up to the prospect of fading into obscurity.
Contrary to an assertion prominent in its mammoth publicity machine, The Artist is not a silent film.
From Cinelinx:
Judson & Collin are here to contradict everything they said about the Oscars last week as they examine the legacy of The Artist and discuss Charlie Chaplin's City Lights and how it gave the silent film industry a small boom before the talkies took complete control of Hollywood. They also briefly discuss HBO's Girls and give a shoutout to the gentlemen of the Atlantic Screen Connection.
WOW247: "It’s a sad day for cinema lovers, as Uggie the dog from Oscar-winning movie The Artist has died aged 13."
