Michael Hazanavicius used the most daring way to reproduce the black and white silent film, Dujardin with a mustache, the performance is uncontroversial, and he has completely become a Gene Kelly full of vitality and spirituality . - "Le Figaro
" The writer and director of "The Artist" Michael Hazanavicius managed to make a great film, one that pays homage to the seventh art, the art of cinema , full of inspiration and enthusiasm, widely welcomed by people, sensitive and moving. - "The Cross"
"The Artist" is a poetic and moving pure musical, although it has no lines, it tells a timeless romantic story in silence. ——Le Figaro,
Jean Dujardin's tap dance is impeccable, and Berenice Bejo has never been so beautiful. And the film's feelings are much more complex than what it appears to be. ——"Elle"
"The Artist" is excellent both emotionally and technically. In fact, the director's talent is reflected in the OSS117 series of films.
——The behind-the- scenes production of "The New Observer"
"The Artist" was directed by Michael Hazanavicius, who was famous for his filming of the Bond parody comedy OSS117 series, of which "OSS117: Cairo Spy" was also featured at the Tokyo Film Festival He won the Golden Unicorn Award for Best Picture. "The Artist" is funded by France, and the main creator is an international lineup: including John Goodman, Missy Peller, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, etc.
"The Artist" directed by French director Michael Hazanavicius took the last train in the main competition section of the 64th Cannes Film Festival. The business genius director who was born in the Canal+ channel once set a box office success with "OSS117: Cairo Spy" in 2006, and also won the Golden Kirin Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival that year, officially relying on the film's artistic and entertainment perfection. combine. If the success of the OSS117 film is due to the spy war comedy and the retro images of the 1960s and 1970s, then this time Hazanavicius' "The Artist" went back further, and he directly used silent film to carry out the analysis of Hollywood at that time. Tribute to the movie. The film tells the stories that happened in the silent film era in the form of silent films, not only in the form of pictures, but also in the plot, characters and all the details to be vivid, but combined with what happened during the transition from the silent film era to the sound film era. The true events make fans feel more cordial.
Trivia
· The film was selected as a surprise film in the competition unit of the 64th Cannes Film Festival, and was among the contenders for the Palme d'Or at the last moment. In the end, Jean Dujardin won the best actor crown for the film.
There are many classic scenes from classic movies in the film, including "A Star Is Born", "Singing in the Rain", etc. The director also used the protagonist George to put it into the silent film "Mark of Zorro" in 1920. middle.
·George's clever pet dog Jack in the film is reminiscent of Milou (Snow White) in "The Adventures of Tintin", which is also a tribute to the director like Belgian cartoonist Hergé.
· Jean Dujardin won the Best Actor at the 64th Cannes Film Festival for his film.
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