Movie review: The Artist
Introduction Michel Hazanavicius' interesting courageous, non-verbal comedy-drama, was a movie that lacked talking but did build up some nonverbal performance. The Artist displays a performance idol in Hollywood right before talkies came on the scene. His marriage appears to be on the rocks, and things start to change for him once he meets the go-getting chorus girl Peppy Miller and is smitten. Very quickly thereafter, sound comes to movies, and George throws every penny right into the last classic silent film, while Peppy turns out to be the infamous star of the new period. This essay will discuss the scenes ...
