For a film with almost no sound other than score, The Artist is a romantic and telling piece. Director Michel Hazanavicius chose to make a film done in such a classic style that it becomes fresh and unique, and he's tasked with making it appeal to a modern audience. Hazanavicius does this by addressing the elephant in the room: the premise is about a celebrated actor (Jean Dujardin) who quickly washes up due to his inability to transition into the burgeoning world of "talkies".
Joined by Berenice Bejo, an up-and-coming starlet, the pair enter a new age of cinema, whether they like it or not and do so in an easily digestible manner. It works because in the idealized world of The Artist, there is little ambiguity--just follow the hard-to-miss details; they're in every tightly-structured shot.
5 STARS *****
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