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The Artist
101 minutes.
Winner Golden Globe: Best Picture Comedy/Musical, Best Actor, Jean Dujardin; Best Original Score
New York Film Critics Circle: Winner Best Director and Best Picture
Boston Society of Film Critics: Winner Best Picture
10 Academy Award nominations

Showtimes for the week of Feb 17 to 23
Daily at: 2:00, 4:45, 7:05, 9:15

Showtimes for the week of Feb 24 to March 1
Daily at: 2:00, 4:45, 7:05, 9:15

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Synopsis:
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.

The story begins as silent films are about to be replaced by talkies. At the center of the story is Hazanavicius' OSS 117 star Jean Dujardin as George Valentin, a major silent film star whose appearance mirrors that of Clark Gable, Trevor Howard or William Powell more than any silent actor that comes straight to mind, though Douglas Fairbanks is probably the closest comparison when it comes to his career.

George's star is about to be tested as the age of talkies is upon him, but after scoffing at the idea, the proud silent star is soon pushed aside as the cinema makes way for a new kind of star. Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo) has burst on the scene and is ready to light the box-office on fire. Audiences fall in love with talking motion pictures and she's an instant hit. George's response is to try making a silent film on his own. He fails. Combine this failure with the stock market crash and he finds himself sad, alone and forgotten.

Director: Michel Hazanavicius

Cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman

Rated: G: violence