The Artist (2011)
Average Rating: 8.8/10
Reviews Counted: 222
Fresh: 218 | Rotten: 4
A crowd-pleasing tribute to the magic of silent cinema, The Artist is a clever, joyous film with delightful performances and visual style to spare.
Average Rating: 9.1/10
Critic Reviews: 50
Fresh: 50 | Rotten: 0
A crowd-pleasing tribute to the magic of silent cinema, The Artist is a clever, joyous film with delightful performances and visual style to spare.
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Movie Info
Hollywood 1927. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies. -- (C) Weinstein
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Cast
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Jean Dujardin
George Valentin -
Bérénice Bejo
Peppy Miller -
John Goodman
Al Zimmer, Zimmer -
James Cromwell
Clifton -
Penelope Ann Miller
Doris -
Missi Pyle
Actress/Constance, C... -
Beth Grant
Peppy's Maid -
Ed Lauter
Peppy's Butler -
Joel Murray
Policeman Fire -
Bitsie Tulloch
Norma -
Ken Davitian
Pawnbroker -
Malcolm McDowell
The Butler -
Basil Hoffman
Auctioneer -
Bill Fagerbakke
Policeman Tuxedo -
Nina Siemazko
Admiring Woman -
Stephen Mendillo
Set Assistant -
Dash Pomerantz
Peppy's Boyfriend -
Beau Nelson
Peppy's Boyfriend -
Alex Holliday
Guard -
Wiley M. Pickett
Guard -
Ben Kurland
Audition Casting Ass... -
Katie Nisa
Audition Dancer -
Katie Wallick
Audition Dancer -
Hal Landon Jr.
Napoleon -
Cleto Augusto
Set Technician -
Sarah Karges
Laughing Dancer -
Sarah Scott
Laughing Dancer -
Maize Olinger
Shouting Dancer -
Ezra Buzzington
Journalist -
Fred Bishop
Journalist -
Stuart Pankin
Director #1 (Restaur... -
Andy Milder
Director #2 -
Bob Glouberman
Director #3 (Finale) -
David Allen Cluck
Assistant Director (... -
Kristian Falkenstein
Actor In "The Brunet... -
Matt Skoller
Peppy's Assistant -
Annie O'Donnell
Woman With Policeman -
Patrick Mapel
Assistant With Newsp... -
Matthew Albrecht
Tennis Player -
Harvey J. Alperin
Doctor -
Lily Knight
Nurse At Peppy's Hou... -
Clement Blake
Beggar -
Tasso Feldman
Zimmer's Assistant -
Chris Ashe
Zimmer's Assistant -
Adria Tennor
Zimmer's Assistant -
Cletus Young
Bartender -
J. Mark Donaldson
Thug #1 -
Brian Williams
Thug #2 -
Andrew Ross Wynn
Big Dancer (Restaura... -
Jen Lilley
Onlooker -
Brian Chenoweth
Onlooker -
Uggy
Uggy -
Tim De Zarn
Soldier
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The whole thing is so damn clever and charming, it might just sneak off with Best Picture.
Top CriticIt isn't arty or intellectual, though it is artful and ingenious, and it's the rare crowd-pleaser that never feels obvious or pandering.
There is literally nothing wrong with it. I don't have a single nit to pick, minor flaw to point out or little bit that annoyed me. It is pure magic from the first frame to the last.
You can't fault it as smart entertainment, which eschews parody to make a sincere tribute that also serves as cogent current commentary.
The movie ever fully shakes off its air of skillfully executed experiment, but it's spirited and charming nonetheless.
'The Artist': Michel Hazanavicius's novelty film owes much to Jean Dujardin's irresistible smile
Dujardin and Bejo have previously starred together in OSS 117: Cairo, A Nest of Spies, with the chemistry clearly already there, Hazanavicius was wise to cast them again.
A modern-day classic that proves that Hollywood can still make incredible films.
Don't let the simplicity of the story fool you, 'The Artist' is a movie in which the pleasures lie entirely in the details.
Possibly one of the most joyously enjoyable films to screen in the Cannes competition -- especially for lovers of classic Hollywood cinema -- The Artist is a real pleasure.
Had The Artist been made 75 years ago, it might have been brushed aside as melodrama. Today, its affection for a lost past strikes the right note of wistful nostalgia.
Writer/director Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist manages the trick of being both fearlessly loyal to an era of cinema that's long since passed and one of the few original motion pictures of its own time.
Its retro-retro take uniquely delivers the most crucial element of the moviegoing experience, the art of entertainment.
I could spend hours talking about how fantastic The Artist is; how sublime Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo are; how natural their movements and expressions are; how perfect the score is - oh, the score, so expressive and lively and jovial and magical.
Hazanavicius has perfectly captured the look and feel of the silent era with "The Artist."
The Artist is apparently Hazanavicius' dream project and it's truly inspiring to see a filmmaker take such a big risk in this day and age: especially when it pays off so big.
As an homage to silent films, it works. As a cinematic narrative of classic quality, it falls short.
The Artist is superfluous, but charming through-and-through, painted with lively performances, staggering cinematography and a lovely spirit of nostalgia.
Every now and then in an age of darkness and cynicism, a life affirming film is just what we need.
I'm not sure how much replay this film will get, but a first viewing is awfully satisfying-though it makes the audience work a little harder than they're accustomed.
There appears to be one last goodbye, one last spotlight, for an industry that should never have left us in the first place.
The Academy Awards are the biggest annual party that Hollywood throws for itself, and The Artist is a movie that worships Hollywood. Looks like a done deal.
a witty, self-aware pastiche, full of clever audiovisual gags and cinephiliac allusions, with irresistible charm coursing through its nostalgic veins.
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Movies Like The Artist
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- Doris: I'm unhappy. George Valentin: So are millions of us.
- George Valentin: So are millions of us.
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- Peppy Miller: The name's Miller. Peppy Miller!
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- Peppy Miller: Out with the old, in with the new! That's life!
- George Valentin: *leaves his chair and motions towards it* I've made way for you.
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- Doris: I'm unhappy George.
- George Valentin: So are millions of us.
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- Doris: Why do you refuse to talk?
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- George Valentin: [in a strong French accent] With pleasure!
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