The Artist

The Artist which was released earlier this year in the UK and last year in France is a French silent romcom movie which was written and directed by  Michel Haznavicius and was produced by The weinstein Company. The film has no sound apart from the non-diegetic soundtrack throughout. It was produced in black and white as the film is set in the early 1900s. 


The Artist was praised by critics worldwide and was nominated for 6 Golden Globes in 2011 and won 3 as well as Dujardin winning the best actor at The Cannes Festival in 2011. In 2012 the film was nominated for 12 Baftas and won 7, the most wins of the night including; Best film, best director and best original screenplay. The highly successful film then went on to win 5 Academy awards and 6 French César awards. The Artist was the first silent film to win Best Picture at this awards show since 1929s Wings. The Artist became the most awarded French film in history.


The Artist had a budget of $15,000,000 and has presently grossed an estimated $31,779,657, along with $44,672,305 in other places with a worldwide total of $76,451,962




Below is the official trailer



here is an article i found relating to this film
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/28/the-artist-sensory-deprivation-film-theatre