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.
