Friday, January 13, 2012

Jean Dujardin's silent thank you at Critics' Choice Awards + "The Artist" trailer

From: telegraphtv  | Jan 13, 2012
The star of The Artist, who is also a comedian stayed true to the genre of the hit film as he spoke to the media backstage at the Critics' Choice Awards
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The Artist Trailer 2011 HD
Uploaded by on Aug 25, 2011
The Artist - Official Trailer 2011 HD

Genre: Musical, Drama,Foreign
Official Site: http://theartistmovie.net

Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle
Writers: Michel Hazanavicius
In theaters: November 23rd, 2011 (USA)

Synopsis 
Hollywood 1927. George Valentin is a very successful silent movie star. The arrival of talking pictures will mark the end of his career. Peppy Miller, a young woman extra, becomes a major movie star.
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The Artist- Facts on the Silent Movie
Uploaded by on Nov 23, 2011
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1. Director Michel Hazanavicius, 44, fantasized about making a silent film for many years, both for the image-driven nature of the format and because many of his favorite filmmakers emerged in that era.

2. Hazanavicius studied many silent films to find the right technique in order to make the story comprehensible without the use of too many title cards.

3. The dog actor in the film, Uggy, won the Palm Dog Award for best canine at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The honor can be awarded to live or animated dogs or a group of dogs in films presented at the festival. (The name of the award is a pun on the Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honor). 'Up''s Dug is a previous winner.

4. The stars of the film, Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin, had to learn to act in an 80-year-old style that has not really been used since the 1920s, and they both had to learn to tap-dance at a professional level for the film.

5. The Weinstein Company's publicity strategy of plugging 'The Artist' into every film festival and letting word-of-mouth seems to be working. The film has won audience awards in at least three film festivals around the world so far.

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