The film "The Artist" is a prize-winner of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. But it is necessary to see the picture not only for this reason. Both viewers and critics agree that this is the best romantic tragicomedy of recent years. What is the film about?
Instructions
Step 1
Director Michel Hazanavicius shot a touching picture that makes you wonder if you need sound at all in cinema. And not only about that. The plot is simple - George Valentine, once a famous actor and silent film star of the 20s, is still bathed in public fame and delight. But the alarm bell has already rang: sound cinema is gaining strength. So far, few think about what this will lead to.
Step 2
George accidentally meets the young chorus girl Pippi Miller and nobly helps her get a role in a tiny movie episode. And then he forgets about the existence of the girl. Meanwhile, a film studio producer tells the actor that the public is demanding that her idols have voice. But the star does not listen to the words of the head of the studio, slams the door and begins to shoot a silent picture with his own money, which, as he is sure, will become great.
Step 3
Pippi, at this time, is making great strides in sound films, her career is going up. And in America, a financial crisis is coming, the Great Depression is about to happen. Not surprisingly, Valentine's dumb painting scheme is failing. Gradually, he rolls to the very bottom, begins to drink, loses fans and friends. Nearby - only a faithful dog, a charming Uggi terrier. The dog, by the way, also received a prize at the Cannes Film Festival - for the best "dog" role.
Step 4
Unknown extra Pippi Miller becomes a star, and fate brings her back to George. The girl loves him and does not allow Valentine to die, does not turn away from the former idol.
Step 5
It should be noted that the film "The Artist" is not only black and white, but also mute, sustained in the aesthetics of the era it is talking about. But all this does not interfere with watching it in one breath. No wonder the hall of the Cannes Film Festival, after watching the picture, gave a standing ovation for ten minutes. Having watched this tape, one involuntarily thinks: "Maybe Viktor Shklovsky was right when he argued that talking cinema is not needed in the same way as a singing book?"
