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The artist [videorecording] / the Weinstein Company, Thomas Langmann presents ; a coproduction La Petite Reine ... [et al.] ; produced by Thomas Langmann ; written & directed by Michel Hazanavicius.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 40031 | Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2012]Description: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 9780101040419
  • 0101040415
Uniform titles:
  • Artist (Motion picture : 2011)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN1997.2 .A75 2012
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Guillaume Schiffman ; editors, Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius ; music, Ludovic Bource.
Awards:
  • Academy Awards, 2012: Best Picture, Best Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Directing (Michel Hazanavicius), Costume Design (Mark Bridges), and Musical Score (Ludovic Bource).
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant, Joel Murray, John Goodman.Summary: In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 351 Available 33710001208151

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011.

Special features: blooper reel; "The Artist: the making of an American romance"; Q&A with the filmmakers and cast; "Hollywood as a character: the locations of The Artist"; "The artisans behind The Artist" featurettes.

Director of photography, Guillaume Schiffman ; editors, Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius ; music, Ludovic Bource.

Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant, Joel Murray, John Goodman.

In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for a disturbing image and a crude gesture.

DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; full screen (1.33:1).

English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards, 2012: Best Picture, Best Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Directing (Michel Hazanavicius), Costume Design (Mark Bridges), and Musical Score (Ludovic Bource).