A great ode to silent films. It is about George Valentin played by Jean Djurdain who is a silent film star in the 1920's. A young actress called Peppy Miller played by Berenice Bejo is the next big... Read more
thing and becomes a star when talkies take over. George doesn't know what to do and becomes suicidal. This is a great story, that is about the old saying.. Out with old in with the new. I highly recommend this great film.This modern-day silent film artfully recounts the poignant end of the silent-movie era in the late 1920s. The story contrasts the declining fortunes of a silent-screen superstar with his lover's rise to popularity as a darling of the "talkies."
- Cast:
- Malcolm McDowell, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle, Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo
- Director:
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Genres:
- Foreign , French , Other European
- Format:
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DVD
(release date 27/06/2012)
Blu-ray(release date 27/06/2012)