
Release Date
November 23, 2011 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
June 26, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Michel Hazanavicius
Writer
Michel Hazanavicius
Cast
Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, Malcolm McDowell, John Goodman, Missi Pyle, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller
Studio
Running Time
100 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for a disturbing image and a crude gesture
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.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Silent films are a thing of the past no more. In the silent romantic drama The Artist, a major silent film actor discovers he's not so popular once talkies come along in the late 1920's, his era swept away by technical innovation and changing consumer tastes. Despite no dialogue, The Artist is one of the most unique, entertaining and moving films of the decade. Full movie review »