karohemd: by LJ user gothindulgence (Cinema)
Ozzy ([personal profile] karohemd) wrote2012-01-08 08:10 pm
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[Films] The Artist

I'd heard/seen various people praising this film and as I was in town anyway and it was on at the Picturehouse at the time, I thought I'd see it.
It really is a lovely film, even for someone like me who usually can't stand soppy films. However, the style and cinematography is fantastic and the acting is excellent, too (especially John Goodman and the dog). Lighting, scenery, props and costume are spot on as a wonderful homage to the films of the mid 1920s to 1930s, even the Hollywood sign still reads "Hollywoodland".
Despite it being a silent film, this should be well up in the foreign film category of this year's Oscars. See it while you can.
Bizarrely, the two best films I've seen recently were both retro-homages (this one and Whisperer in the Dark).

[identity profile] undyingking.livejournal.com 2012-01-09 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
The art cinema's programme got shunted back six weeks because it had to close while a Waitrose store was being built directly above. Will be interesting to see if the shop customers will stay to watch good films!

[identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com 2012-01-09 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
How bizarre! Then again, the clientele should be similar. ;o)