The Artist (The Artist)
Contemporary World Cinema - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011
Michel Hazanavicius / Feature Narrative / France / 2011 / 100 min / Colour / 35 mm / In Silent / MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Synopsis
A visually enthralling homage to the early years of cinema, “Artist” is a black and white silent film set in Hollywood in the late 1920s. In an ambitious and beautifully executed celebration of the silver screen we follow the last great silent film star, George Valentin and his relationship with a beautiful extra whose star is on the rise in the talkie circuit.
About the Director
Michel Haznavicius is a French film director, producer and screenwriter well known for his spy movie parodies “OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies” and “OSS 117: Lost in Rio”. He began his career in television as a director with Canal+. He moved into directing commercials and made his first feature, “La Classe Américaine” in 1993 followed by “Mes Amis” which starred his brother Serge Hazanavicius.
Credits
- Director
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Screenwriter
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Producer
- Thomas Langmann
- Editor
- Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
- Executive Producer
- Antoine De Cazotte, Richard Middleton, Daniel Delume
- Music
- Ludovic Bource
- Cinematographer
- Guillaume Schiffman
- Sales Company
- Wild Bunch
- Distributor
- Teleview
- Cast
- Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle
Contacts
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Press Contact
Marie Therese Maalouf
- Company:
- Future TV
- Phone:
- +961 137 0700
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Print Source
Esther Devos
- Company:
- Wild Bunch
- Phone:
- +33 153 015 032
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Sales Contact
Silvia Simonutti
- Company:
- Wild Bunch
- Phone:
- +33 153 015 02