The Artist

OWN IT!


This is a film for actors and those who appreciate how much care went into using the "language" of 30's style film making.  If you were to watch a film produced in those days and held the opening title and credits up side-by-side you can see how total immersion played a big role in The Artist.  There's something else interesting about this film.  Since there is no dialogue until that very end the story is told by expression alone with the addition of few old style dialogue cards that are more necessary to the style than the plot.  This is a film to own because it's something you can watch many times and it's worth owning just because of the unique nature of it's production.  It's not the first retro-silent film.  Mel Brooks produced  "Silent Movie" which was released in 1976. Brooks concept was to have some fun with the ridiculous idea of looking for actors and financial backing to make the first silent film in 40 years.  "The Artist" presents a serious look at the dilemma faced by silent film actors when the disruptive technology of sound came to film.  Overnight people who had been big stars in the silent era were suddenly out of work.  Few made the transition because often silent film stars did not have voices that fit the personas they displayed on screen.  Rent this one certainly.  Collectors should own it.