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MONEY
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Made its money back 8.9× over at the box office.
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The Artist
"A breath of fresh vintage air."
2011 1h 40m FR
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7.4
SOLID
★7.4TMDB · 3,630
DramaComedyRomance
Synopsis
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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.
“A breath of fresh vintage air.”
Cast
Jean Dujardin
George Valentin
Bérénice Bejo
Peppy Miller
John Goodman
Al Zimmer
James Cromwell
Clifton
Penelope Ann Miller
Doris Valentin
Missi Pyle
Constance Gray
Beth Grant
Peppy's Maid
Ed Lauter
Peppy's Butler
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Writers
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Belgium, France
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
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CAST
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217+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, shot by Guillaume Schiffman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Ludovic Bource. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Anne-Sophie Bion shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michel Hazanavicius directs. Guillaume Schiffman behind the camera. Ludovic Bource scores. Anne-Sophie Bion cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 8.9× over at the box office.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
- 4217+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 5Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, shot by Guillaume Schiffman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Ludovic Bource. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Anne-Sophie Bion shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "A breath of fresh vintage air.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt1655442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 16 themes, including "movie business", "hollywood", "black and white", "dog".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Guillaume Schiffman
- Original score
- Ludovic Bource
- Editing
- Anne-Sophie Bion
- Production design
- Laurence Bennett
- Costume design
- Mark Bridges
- Makeup / hair
- Catherine Childers
- Sound
- Gérard Lamps
- Stunt coordinator
- Tanner Gill
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $133,432,856
- Return
- 890% of budget
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- European Film Award for Best Composer
- Lumière Award for Best Film
- César Award for Best Film
- Meeting Point Europe Award
- Palm Dog Award
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Academy Award for Best Actor
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Michel Hazanavicius
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
uFilm
BE
La Petite Reine
FR
Studio 37
FR
- LA
La Classe américaine
FR
- JD
JD Prod
FR
France 3 Cinéma
FR
- JO
Jouror Productions
FR
Key crew
- ProducerThomas Langmann
- EditorAnne-Sophie Bion
- EditorMichel Hazanavicius
- CastingHeidi Levitt
- Production DesignLaurence Bennett
- Art DirectionGregory S. Hooper
- Set DecorationRobert Gould
- Costume DesignMark Bridges
- Unit Production ManagerAntoine de Cazotte
- Still PhotographerPeter Iovino
- GafferJames Plannette
- Co-ProducerJeremy Burdek
- Executive ProducerAntoine de Cazotte
- Executive ProducerDaniel Delume
- Co-ProducerNadia Khamlichi
- Executive ProducerRichard Middleton
- Associate ProducerEmmanuel Montamat
- Co-ProducerAdrian Politowski
- Co-ProducerGilles Waterkeyn
- Key Hair StylistCatherine Childers
- Hair DesignerCydney Cornell
- Makeup ArtistKelcey Fry
- Makeup ArtistJennifer Brown Greenberg
- Makeup ArtistZoe Hay
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- movie business
- hollywood
- black and white
- dog
- filmmaking
- mustache
- silent film
- marquee
- terrier
- movie star
- flapper
- silent film star
- 1920s
- pets
- old hollywood
- fading star
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-10-14· New York Film Festival
- Theatrical2012-01-20PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- UmelecCZ
- UmjetnikHR
- GlumacRS
- Ha'artistIL
- 아티스트KR
- Beauty SpotUS
- Nghe siVN
- SənətçiAZ
