The Artist - directed by Michel Hazanavicius
How amazing is this? A 21st century film that is almost totally silent, filmed in black and white (in a standard frame format), and with a plot that is a virtual stew of Hollywood plot clichés, and yet which is probably the most entertaining and inventive movie of 2011.
From Uggie the dog, to our two talented leads, French actors Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, to a wonderful supporting cast of veteran actors, all looking authentic as the silent screen characters they portray, Michel Hazavanicius has created an homage to the silent film era, that manages to be true to the form in almost every way, yet filtering and echoing it through our collective knowledge of all the memorable films of the past 100 years. Dramatic, supremely comedic, and with a deep sense of the power of the medium, The Artist, deserves every accolade it has received. A film to see more than once and to treasure alongside the great films of the past that inspired it.
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