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The Artist

Award-winning comedy drama. When upcoming actress Peppy Miller meets George Valentin, the most celebrated silent movie actor in Hollywood, and gets a part in his latest film, she can't believe her luck. The year is 1927 and with the advent of the talkies, their careers spiral in opposite directions.

1 hour, 34 minutes

Last on

Thu 21 Feb 201922:00
BBC Four

Music Played

  • Ludovic Bource

    The Artist score

  • Alberto Ginastera

    Estancia OP.8

    Conductor: Ernst van Tiel. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic.

  • Duke Ellington

    Jubilee Stomp

  • Red Nichols and His Five Pennies

    Imagination

  • Arthur Johnston

    Pennies From Heaven

    Lyricist: Johnny Burke. Performer: Tose Murphy.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Love Scene

    Conductor: Elmer Bernstein. Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Ludovic Bource

    Dirty Tap Dancing

The Artist: Mark Kermode's review

Mark Kermode reviews The Artist - silently - at his Kermode Uncut blog.

"You've got the sound guy telling everybody to 'shut up'"

BBC News on the transition from silent cinema to sound.

Credits

DirectorMichel Hazanavicius
George ValentinJean Dujardin
Peppy MillerBerenice Bejo
Al ZimmerJohn Goodman
CliftonJames Cromwell
DorisPenelope Ann Miller
ConstanceMissi Pyle
Peppy's MaidBeth Grant
Peppy's ButlerEd Lauter
Policeman FireJoel Murray
NormaBitsie Tulloch
ButlerMalcolm McDowell
WriterMichel Hazanavicius
ProducerThomas Langmann

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Apr 201421:00
    BBC Two
  • Sat 24 Jan 201522:00
    BBC Two except Wales
  • Sat 24 Jan 201523:40
    BBC Two Wales
  • Christmas Day 201614:25
    BBC Two
  • Thu 15 Mar 201800:00
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
  • Thu 15 Mar 201800:30
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Thu 15 Mar 201801:00
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Thu 15 Mar 201801:05
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Thu 21 Feb 201922:00
    BBC Four

Neil Brand reviews The Artist

Neil Brand reviews The Artist

Neil Brand, at the piano, reviews The Artist for BBC Radio 3's Night Waves

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