I finally saw The Artist today and I'm soooo pleased to say I LOVED it! I genuinely need nothing more from a film than tap dancing, adorable dogs and scenes that look like every still could be posted on the walls of chic interior designers and called vintage. After the first ten minutes of the film, when I was unusually aware of how quiet the cinema was, I didn't even notice their was no dialogue and the music was a perfect compliment for the action. I must say, Berenice Bejo was just wonderful. She's absolutely authentic and could have been taken straight out of the 20s. I may be a tad biased on this one though, due to my adoration of chic French women, but she was just perfect for the glamorous movie star character of Peppy Miller. The character of George Valentin, played by Jean Dujardin, was heart breaking and I had a tear in my eye on more than one occasion watching his downfall from the top of Hollywood.
Now...I was trying hard throughout the film to pay attention to the actors, but I'm sorry, Uggie the dog just stole the show! He is just too cute! And not only that, the reviews were right, he really was a convincing actor! My personal favourite moment is when he ran to find a policeman when Valentin's house was on fire, doing an impression of a dead person to explain the situation! Amazing.
I'm really happy that I enjoyed it so much after reading all the hype (often artistic films get a lot of hype from pretentious critics and then turn out to be weird...). This absolutely deserves all the awards and recognition it's getting. Have a look at these pictures, future iconic images I'm sure, and also look at little Uggie!!
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