THE ARTIST (2011) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Michel Hazanavicius

Written by - Michel Hazanavicius

Starring - Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo

"A silent movie star meets a young actress on the rise as the advent of talking pictures threatens to end his career. A strikingly beautiful silent film that seems purifying and refreshingly original among the hoards of big budget productions and an almost fetishistic overused gimmick like 3D. 

The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius is the story of rise and fall full of hope that finds it incredibly easy to build a strong emotional connection with the viewer. The glamorous photography reproduces the romantic idea of the old Hollywood while simultaneously updating and not only resurrecting a lost form of filmmaking. 

Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo are nothing short of angelic and completely graceful on film. Even the music, most of which is written by Ludovic Bource, accentuates the poetic rhythm and vibes throughout its duration."

Drama, France/Belgium/USA