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The Artist

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

The Artist

2011

Michel Hazanavicius

Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman ...

7.6

59,918

Comedy. Drama. Romance Hollywood, year 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Artist evinces unlimited love for the look and ethos of the 1920s as well for the style of the movies (...) An enjoyment that is passed along in ample doses"	POS
United Kingdom	Sukhdev Sandhu Telegraph	"Love! Romance! Hollywood! (...) A valentine to the glories of silent cinema, a triumph of artistic teleportation, pure effervescence that gives crowdpleasing a good name"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Although arguably a slightly mannered film, this has something that audiences yearn for, whether at festivals or the multiplex: a really good story"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The Artist encapsulates everything we go to movies for: action, laughs, tears and a chance to get lost in another world. How can Oscar resist? (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Here is one of the most entertaining films in many a moon, a film that charms because of its story, its performances and because of the sly way it plays with being silent and black and white (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"In a time when movies often are sonic assaults, and meaning can be lost amid the clatter of explosions, gunshots and screeching cars, The Artist has an utterly beguiling purity (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Damon Wise Empire	"Simply irresistible. More than a skit, this a lively and lovable comedy that’s full of personality and charm (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"A feast for antiquarian film geeks. It certainly is, and Mr. Hazanavicius’s skill in replicating some of the visual effects of early cinema is impressive"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"'The Artist' is delightfully old-fashioned, but it’s also poppingly contemporary (...) The ending is a madly exhilarating surprise"	POS
United States	Tasha Robinson AV Club	"A charming romance (...) It’s a beautifully shot, beautifully acted piece of fluff."	POS

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