Drama · Comedy · Romance
French
2011 · Directed by Michel Hazanavicius · 100 min
Hollywood, 1927. A charming silent-screen idol and a young dancer with a big break ahead of her cross paths, just as the industry around them begins to change. A romantic comedy-drama told in the manner of the films it celebrates, in black and white and without the need for words.
Why it matters in cinema history
A rare twenty-first-century feature to adopt silent-film grammar sincerely, it joins the long tradition of Hollywood films about Hollywood's own history, and it sent a new audience back to the silent era.
Watch with intention
Treat it as a film you read through faces, bodies and objects, and notice how much meaning arrives before any caption does.
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