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A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.


“A breath of fresh vintage air”
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

Jean Dujardin
George Valentin

Bérénice Bejo
Peppy Miller

John Goodman
Al Zimmer

James Cromwell
Clifton

Penelope Ann Miller
Doris Valentin

Missi Pyle
Constance Gray

Beth Grant
Peppy's Maid

Ed Lauter
Peppy's Butler

Joel Murray
Policeman Fire

Elizabeth Tulloch
Norma
The Artist is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of movie business, hollywood, black and white, dog, filmmaking, mustache. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, it stars Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman. Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
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