Film
The Artist (PG)
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius, France, 2011, 96 mins, with subtitles. Cast. Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller.
This film will be introduced by film historian and critic Pamela Hutchinson. Pamela Hutchinson contributes regularly to publications including the Guardian and Sight & Sound, as well as editing silent cinema website Silent London.
The silent film that captured the imaginations of a modern cinema audience, The Artist is a crowd-pleasing tribute to the magic of silent cinema. Clever, joyous and with visual style to spare, the film is set in Hollywood, 1927, as silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion until he pairs up with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
The Artist has mesmerised film audiences across the world for over a decade, winning five Academy Awards, seven BAFTAs and three Golden Globe Awards. Now the beguiling love story is reinvented for the stage in a dazzling celebration of silent cinema that blends cutting-edge theatre-making with iconic music of the period – Theatre Royal Plymouth.
Whet your appetite for silent cinema with Theatre Royal Plymouth. The world premiere stage adaptation of The Artist, the 1920s Hollywood love story, is coming to TRP from 11–25 May.
This film will be introduced by film historian and critic Pamela Hutchinson. Pamela Hutchinson contributes regularly to publications including the Guardian and Sight & Sound, as well as editing silent cinema website Silent London.
The silent film that captured the imaginations of a modern cinema audience, The Artist is a crowd-pleasing tribute to the magic of silent cinema. Clever, joyous and with visual style to spare, the film is set in Hollywood, 1927, as silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion until he pairs up with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
The Artist has mesmerised film audiences across the world for over a decade, winning five Academy Awards, seven BAFTAs and three Golden Globe Awards. Now the beguiling love story is reinvented for the stage in a dazzling celebration of silent cinema that blends cutting-edge theatre-making with iconic music of the period – Theatre Royal Plymouth.
Whet your appetite for silent cinema with Theatre Royal Plymouth. The world premiere stage adaptation of The Artist, the 1920s Hollywood love story, is coming to TRP from 11–25 May.
