Movie buff
Oct. 26th, 2011 12:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chaniI forgot to mention, in my Update post of yesterday, that I also went to the movies and saw The Artist.
It's super ballsy (to make a w&b silent movie nowadays!)and it is really a wonderful film. Beautiful (white &black as usual makes the most beautiful films), poetical, smart (but not pretentious at all in spite of several references here and there) . And the actors are terrific. Jean Dujardin totally deserves his award in Cannes. He's simply perfect for the role and his acting subtly evolves throughout the film.
And the dog...the dog is amazing! That dog is more than a comic relief or a wink at EMI(His Master’s Voice !); he is a key character to understand what the film is really about.
I couldn't more recommend that movie.
It's much more than just an exercice de style or a performance film for the lead, the fact that the film is silent is very significant. The form matches the content, as any work of art should (hence the mise-en-abîme of the opening scene). Michel Hazanavicius, the filmaker, truly is The Artist of the title.
It's super ballsy (to make a w&b silent movie nowadays!)and it is really a wonderful film. Beautiful (white &black as usual makes the most beautiful films), poetical, smart (but not pretentious at all in spite of several references here and there) . And the actors are terrific. Jean Dujardin totally deserves his award in Cannes. He's simply perfect for the role and his acting subtly evolves throughout the film.
And the dog...the dog is amazing! That dog is more than a comic relief or a wink at EMI(His Master’s Voice !); he is a key character to understand what the film is really about.
I couldn't more recommend that movie.
It's much more than just an exercice de style or a performance film for the lead, the fact that the film is silent is very significant. The form matches the content, as any work of art should (hence the mise-en-abîme of the opening scene). Michel Hazanavicius, the filmaker, truly is The Artist of the title.