THE ARTIST
| 2011 – 100′ – COMEDY
Written by: Michel Hazanavicius.
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius.
Starring: Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Piye, Beth Grant, Joel Murray.
Ten Academy Awards nominations, Five Academy Awards winner including Best Film, Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius) and Best Actor (Jean Dujardin). Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival.
A Lionsgate release. |
In the 1920s, actor George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a bona fide matinee idol with many adoring fans. While working on his latest film, George finds himself falling in love with an ingenue named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) and, what’s more, it seems Peppy feels the same way. But George is reluctant to cheat on his wife with the beautiful young actress. The growing popularity of sound in movies further separates the potential lovers, as George’s career begins to fade while Peppy’s star rises.