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'''''The Artist''''' is a 2011 French [[romantic comedy film|romantic comedy]]-[[drama film]] directed by [[Michel Hazanavicius]], starring [[Jean Dujardin]] and [[Bérénice Bejo]]. The story takes place in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932 and focuses on a declining male film star and a rising actress, as [[silent film|silent cinema]] grows out of fashion and is replaced by the [[Sound film|talkies]]. Most of the film itself is silent; it is shown in black-and-white, and has received wide praise from critics and many accolades. Dujardin won the [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor Award]] at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]], where the film premiered. The film was nominated for six [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], the most of any film from 2011, and won three; [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]], and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] (Dujardin). In January 2012 the film was nominated for twelve [[BAFTA]]s<ref name=BBCBAFTA>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16590364|title=Silent movie ''The Artist'' leads Bafta nominations|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref> and ten [[Academy Award]]s.<ref name=BBCOscar>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16699960|title=Martin Scorsese's ''Hugo'' leads Oscar charge with 11 nods|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
'''''The Artist''''' is a 2011 French [[romantic comedy film|romantic comedy]]-[[drama film]] directed by [[Michel Hazanavicius]], starring [[Jean Dujardin]] and [[Bérénice Bejo]]. The story takes place in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932 and focuses on a declining male film star and a rising actress, as [[silent film|silent cinema]] grows out of fashion and is replaced by the [[Sound film|talkies]]. Most of the film itself is silent; it is shown in black-and-white, and has received wide praise from critics and many accolades. Dujardin won the [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor Award]] at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]], where the film premiered. The film was nominated for six [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], the most of any film from 2011, and won three; [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]], and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] (Dujardin). In January 2012 the film was nominated for twelve [[BAFTA]]s<ref name=BBCBAFTA>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16590364|title=Silent movie ''The Artist'' leads Bafta nominations|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref> and ten [[Academy Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themuddoctor.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-academy-award-nominations.html |title= 2012 Academy Award Nominations! |publisher=The Mud Doctor |date=2012-01-24 |accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==

Revision as of 19:27, 24 January 2012

The Artist
File:The-Artist-poster.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichel Hazanavicius
Written byMichel Hazanavicius
Produced byThomas Langmann
StarringJean Dujardin
Bérénice Bejo
CinematographyGuillaume Schiffman
Edited byAnne-Sophie Bion
Michel Hazanavicius
Music byLudovic Bource
Production
companies
La Petite Reine
ARP Sélection
Distributed byWarner Bros. (France)
The Weinstein Company (US)
Release dates
Running time
100 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film France
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Budget$12 million
Box office$33,152,170

The Artist is a 2011 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. The story takes place in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932 and focuses on a declining male film star and a rising actress, as silent cinema grows out of fashion and is replaced by the talkies. Most of the film itself is silent; it is shown in black-and-white, and has received wide praise from critics and many accolades. Dujardin won the Best Actor Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where the film premiered. The film was nominated for six Golden Globes, the most of any film from 2011, and won three; Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Original Score, and Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Dujardin). In January 2012 the film was nominated for twelve BAFTAs[1] and ten Academy Awards.[2]

Plot

In 1927, silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is attending the premiere of his latest film, A Russian Affair. Outside the theater, Valentin is posing for pictures for the press when a young woman, Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), admiring Valentin from a packed crowd of adoring fans, drops her purse. She bends down to retrieve it and is accidentally pushed into Valentin, who reacts graciously and makes a show of it for the press photographers. The next day, Miller finds herself on the front page of Variety with the headline "Who's That Girl?" Later, Miller auditions as a dancer and is spotted by Valentin, who insists that she have a part in Kinograph Studios' next production, despite objections from the studio boss, Al Zimmer (John Goodman). With a little guidance from Valentin, Miller slowly rises through the industry, earning more prominent starring roles.

Two years later, Zimmer announces the end of production of silent films at Kinograph Studios, but Valentin is dismissive, insisting that sound is just a fad. He decides to produce and direct his own silent film, financing it himself. The film opens on the same day as Miller's new sound film, and Valentin is ruined. His wife, Doris (Penelope Ann Miller), kicks him out, and he moves into an apartment with his valet, Clifton (James Cromwell). Miller goes on to become a major Hollywood star.

Later, having been financially ruined in the 1929 stock-market crash, Valentin is forced to auction off all of his personal effects, and fires his valet. Desperate and drunk, Valentin sets a match to the celluloid canisters of his earlier films, and is trapped in his house as the fire spreads. His dog attracts the help of a nearby policeman, and after being rescued Valentin is hospitalized for injuries suffered in the fire. Miller visits the hospital and asks for him to be moved to her house to recuperate. He awakens in a bed there, to find that Clifton is now working for Miller.

Miller insists that Valentin co-stars in her next film, threatening to quit Kinograph Studios if Zimmer does not agree to her terms. After Valentin learns that Miller had purchased all his auctioned effects, he returns to his burnt-out apartment. Miller arrives, panicked, and finds that Valentin is about to attempt suicide. The two reconcile, and remembering that he is a superb dancer, Miller persuades Zimmer to let them make a musical together.

Sound finally comes in as the film starts rolling for a dance scene with Miller and Valentin. Once the choreography is complete, Zimmer calls "Cut! Perfect. Beautiful. Could you give me one more?" Valentin, in his first audible line, replies "With pleasure" in a strong French accent.

Cast

Production

Director Michel Hazanavicius had been fantasizing about making a silent film for many years, both because many filmmakers he admires emerged in the silent era, and because of the image-driven nature of the format. According to Hazanavicius his wish to make a silent film was at first not taken seriously, but after the financial success of his spy-film pastiches OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: Lost in Rio, producers started to express interest. The forming of the film's narrative started with Hazanavicius' desire to work again with actors Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, Hazanivicius's wife, who had starred in the OSS 117 films. Hazanavicius chose the form of the melodrama, mostly because he thought many of the films from the silent era which have aged best are melodramas. He did extensive research about 1920s Hollywood, and studied silent films to find the right techniques to make the story comprehensible without having to use too many intertitles. The screenplay took four months to write.[3]

The Artist was made in the 1.33:1 screen ratio commonly used in the silent film era. Though presented in black-and-white, it was shot in color. All the technical details, including lenses, lighting and camera moves, were calibrated to get the look just right.[4]

The film was produced by La Petite Reine and ARP Sélection for 13.47 million euro, including co-production support from Studio 37 and France 3 Cinéma, and pre-sales investment from Canal+ and CinéCinéma.[5] The cast and the crew included both French and American members.[3]

Filming took place during seven weeks on location in Los Angeles. Throughout the shoot, Hazanavicius played music from classic Hollywood films while the actors performed.[3]

Only one song (sung, with lyrics) is used in the soundtrack, "Pennies from Heaven", sung by Rose "Chi-Chi" Murphy (uncredited). This song was written in 1936 although the film is set between 1927-1932.

Release

The film premiered on 15 May in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[6] It was initially announced as an out of competition entry, but was moved to the competition a week before the festival opened.[7] The French regular release was on 12 October 2011 through Warner Bros. France.[8] The Weinstein Company bought the distribution rights for the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.[9] The film was released in the United States on 25 November 2011.

Reception

Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 97% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 163 reviews, with an average score of 8.8/10, making the film a "Certified Fresh" on the website's rating system.[10] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 89, based on 40 reviews, which indicates "Universal Acclaim".[11]

Mark Adams of Screen Daily called the film "a real pleasure"; "propelled elegantly forward by delightful performances from Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo it is the most unlikely of feel-good movies." He added however: "The film does feel a little sluggish towards the end of the first third as the music is a little repetitive and the intertitles are infrequent, but Hazanavicius manages to give the film a real sense of charm and warmth, and film fans will be competing to spot visual and musical references."[12]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian described how the film "had me on my feet cheering throughout the final credits" and stated "I can't wait to see it again".[13] Geoffrey McNab at The Independent called the film "both a surefire crowdpleaser and a magnificent piece of film-making" in his 5 star review from the Cannes Film Festival.[14]

Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail assessed The Artist highly, noting the film "uses old technology to dazzling effect to illustrate the insistent conquest of a new technology."[15]

Controversy

On 9 January 2012, actress Kim Novak stated that "rape" had been committed in regard to the musical score by Ludovic Bource, which incorporates a portion of Bernard Herrmann's score from Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo (in which Novak had starred). In the article published by Variety she stated that "I feel as if my body - or at least my body of work - has been violated by the movie".[16] "This film should've been able to stand on its own without depending on Bernard Herrmann's score from Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' to provide more drama," she continued. "It is morally wrong for the artistry of our industry to use and abuse famous pieces of work to gain attention and applause for other than what they were intended," she continued. "Shame on them!"[17]

In response, director Michel Hazanavicius released a statement:

"The Artist was made as a love letter to cinema, and grew out of my (and all of my cast and crew’s) admiration and respect for movies throughout history. It was inspired by the work of Hitchcock, Lang, Ford, Lubitsch, Murnau and Wilder. I love Bernard Herrmann and his music has been used in many different films and I’m very pleased to have it in mine. I respect Kim Novak greatly and I’m sorry to hear she disagrees."[18]

Hazanavicius also told CNN "I used music from another movie, but it’s not illegal. We paid for that, we asked for that and we had the permission to do it. For me there is no real controversy.... I feel sorry for her, but there’s a lot of movies with music from other movies, directors do that all the time and I’m not sure it’s a big deal."[17]

In May 2011, when the film was first shown at the Cannes Festival, Todd McCarthy from The Hollywood Reporter already mentioned the problematic use of Herrmann's music, "Hazanavicius and Bource daringly choose to explicitly employ Bernard Herrmann’s love theme from Vertigo, which is dramatically effective in its own right but is so well known that it yanks you out of one film and places you in the mind-set of another. Surely some sort of reworked equivalent would have been a better idea."[19]

Top ten lists

The film has appeared on the following critics' top ten lists for the best films of 2011:

Critic Publication Rank
Richard Corliss Time 1st[20]
Peter Bradshaw The Guardian 1st[21]
Robbie Collin The Telegraph 1st[21]
Peter Travers Rolling Stone 2nd[22]
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 2nd[21]
Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly 3rd[21]
Daniel Sarath New In Cinema 3rd[23]
Mark Kermode BBC Radio 5 Live 4th[24]
Richard T. Jameson MSN Movies 4th[21]
Sean Axmaker MSN Movies 5th[21]
Empire Magazine 5th[21]
Marshall Fine Hollywood & Fine 5th[21]
Sight & Sound 5th[25]
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10th[21]
Time Out London 10th[21]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result
Academy Awards[26] 26 February 2012 Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Supporting Actres Berenice Bejo Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Art Direction Nominated
Best Cinematography Nominated
Best Original Score Nominated
Best Costume Design Nominated
Best Film Editing Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists[27] 10 January 2012 Best Film Won
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Won
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Bérénice Bejo Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Cinematography Guillaume Schiffman Nominated
Best Editing Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion Nominated
Best Film Music or Score Ludovic Bource Nominated
Unforgettable Moment Award (the sound of glass clinking on the table) Won
American Film Institute[28] 11 December 2011 AFI Special Awards Won
American Society of Cinematographers[29] 12 February 2012 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Feature Film Guillaume Schiffman Pending
Art Directors Guild[30] 4 February 2012 Period Film Laurence Bennett (Production Designer) Pending
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)[31] 27 January 2012 Best Film – International Pending
Best Direction – International Michel Hazanavicius Pending
Best Actor – International Jean Dujardin Pending
Best Screenplay – International Michel Hazanavicius Pending
BAFTA[32] 12 February 2012 Best Film Pending
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Pending
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Pending
Best Actress Berenice Bejo Pending
Best Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Pending
Best Original Score Ludovic Bource Pending
Cinematography Guillaume Schiffman Pending
Editing Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius Pending
Production Design Pending
Costume Design Pending
Sound Pending
Make-up and Hair Pending
Boston Society of Film Critics Award[33] 11 December 2011 Best Picture Won
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Use of Music in a Film Ludovic Bource Won tied with Drive
Cannes Film Festival[34] May 2011 Palme d'Or Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Won
Palm Dog Award[35] Uggie Won
Chicago Film Critics Association[36][37] 7 January 2012 Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Won
Best Original Score Ludovic Bource Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards[38] 12 January 2012 Best Picture Won
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Bérénice Bejo Nominated
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Won
Best Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Cinematography Guillaume Schiffman Nominated
Best Art Direction Laurence Bennett and Gregory S. Hooper Nominated
Best Editing Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion Nominated
Best Costume Design Mark Bridges Won
Best Original Score Ludovic Bource Won
Denver Film Critics Society[39] 9 January 2012 Best Film The Artist Nominated
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius (tied with Terrence Malick) Won
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Original Score Ludovic Bource Won
Detroit Film Critics Society[40] 16 December 2011 Best Film Won
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Won
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Bérénice Bejo Nominated
Best Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Directors Guild Awards[41] 28 January 2012 Outstanding Achievement in Directing in a Theatrical Release Michel Hazanavicius Pending
European Film Awards[42] 3 December 2011 Best Film Nominated
Best European Composer Ludovic Bource Won
Best European Cinematographer Guillaume Schiffman Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle[43] 19 December 2011 Best Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Won
Golden Globe Awards[44] 15 January 2012 Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Won
Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Jean Dujardin Won
Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Bérénice Bejo Nominated
Best Director - Motion Picture Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Original Score Ludovic Bource Won
Goya Awards[45] 19 February 2012 Best European Film Pending
Houston Film Critics Society[46] 14 December 2011 Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Cinematography Guillaume Schiffman Nominated
Best Score Ludovic Bource Won
Best Foreign Film Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards[47] 25 February 2012 Best Film Pending
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Pending
Best Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Pending
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Pending
Best Cinematography Guillaume Schiffman Pending
Leeds International Film Festival[48] 21 November 2011 Official Selection Audience Award Won
London Film Critics' Circle[49] 19 January 2012 Film of the Year Won
Actor of the Year Jean Dujardin Won
Director of the Year Michel Hazanavicius Won
Screenwriter of the Year Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Awards[50] 29 November 2011 Best Picture Won
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Won
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
New York Film Critics Online[51] 11 December 2011 Best Picture Won
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Won
Best Original Score Ludovic Bource Won
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle[52] 23 December 2011 Best Picture Won
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Won
Best Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Won
Online Film Critics Society[53] 2 January 2012 Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Cinematography Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society[54][55] 27 December 2011 Best Picture Won
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Won
Best Actor in a Leading Role Jean Dujardin Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Bérénice Bejo Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
Best Original Score Won
Best Cinematography Nominated
Best Film Editing Won
Best Production Design Nominated
Best Costume Design Won
Breakthrough Behind The Camera Michel Hazanavicius Won
Producers Guild of America Award[56][57] 21 January 2012 Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Thomas Langmann Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival[58] September 2011 Audience Award Won
Santa Barbara International Film Festival[59] 4 February 2012 Cinema Vanguard Award Won
Satellite Awards[60] 19 December 2011 Best Film Nominated
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Cinematography Guillaume Schiffman Nominated
Best Art Direction and Production Design Laurence Bennett and Gregory S. Hooper Won
Best Costume Design Mark Bridges Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards[61] 29 January 2012 Best Cast Pending
Best Male Actor in a Leading Role Jean Dujardin Pending
Best Female Actress in a Supporting Role Bérénice Bejo Pending
Vancouver Film Critics Circle[62] 9 January 2011 Best Film Won
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Screeenplay Michel Hazanavicius Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association[63] 5 December 2011 Best Picture Won
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius Nominated
Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Bérénice Bejo Nominated
Best Art Direction Lawrence Bennett and Gregory S. Hooper Nominated
Best Cinematography Guillaume Schiffman Nominated
Best Original Score Ludovic Bource Won
Women Film Critics Circle[64] 19 December 2011 Best Actor Jean Dujardin Nominated
Best Screen Couple Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo Won

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