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2011 Template:Film France film| The Artist | |
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| File:The-Artist-poster.pngTheatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Michel Hazanavicius |
| Written by | Michel Hazanavicius |
| Produced by | Thomas Langmann |
| Starring | Jean Dujardin Bérénice Bejo |
| Cinematography | Guillaume Schiffman |
| Edited by | Anne-Sophie Bion Michel Hazanavicius |
| Music by | Ludovic Bource |
| Production companies | La Petite Reine ARP Sélection |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. France |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film France |
| Language | Silent |
| Budget | € 13.47 million |
The Artist is a 2011 French romance film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. The story takes place in Hollywood between 1927 and 1931 and focuses on a declining male film star and a rising female actress. The film is a silent film and shot in black and white. It is scheduled to premiere In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
- Jean Dujardin as George Valentin
- Bérénice Bejo as Peppy Miller
- John Goodman as Al Zimmer
- James Cromwell as Clifton
- Penelope Ann Miller as Doris
- Missi Pyle as Constance
- Ben Kurland as Casting Assistant
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 technique. 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, who had starred in the OSS 177 films. Hazanavicius choose the form of the melodrama, partially because he though 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 finish.
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. Both the cast and crew were mixed French and American.
Filming took place during seven weeks on location in Hollywood. Throughout the shoot Hazanavicius played music from classic Hollywood films while the actors performed.
Release
The film is set to premiere on 15 May in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. It was initially announced as an out of competition entry, but was moved to the competition a week before the festival opened. The French regular release is set to 19 October 2011 through Warner Bros. France.
References
- ^ "Interview with Michel Hazanavicius" (PDF). English press kit The Artist. Wild Bunch. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- Lemercier, Fabien (2011-04-18). "Media frenzy over Sarkozy's election Conquest". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- "Horaires 2011" (PDF). festival-cannes.com (in French). Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- Mitchell, Wendy (2011-05-04). "Hazanavicius' The Artist moves into Competition in Cannes". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- "The Artist". AlloCiné (in French). Tiger Global. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
External links
- The Artist at IMDb