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2011 · 100 min · PG-13

The Artist

Directed by Michel Hazanavicius · Drama, Comedy, Romance

The Artist (2011) is a Drama film, directed by Michel Hazanavicius set in Los Angeles during the 1920s. It runs 100 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of love & longing, identity, and memory & nostalgia play out through metafiction.

Composer
Ludovic Bource
Cinematography
Guillaume Schiffman
Cast
Jean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn GoodmanJames CromwellPenelope Ann MillerMissi PyleBeth GrantEd Lauter

The world of this film

Setting

Setting
When

Premise & themes

Structure
Tone
NostalgicMelancholicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadTwo Hander
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Pure Fiction
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