A Silent Black-and-White Musical

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2020)

Set in 1927, when the advent of "talkies" ended the career of many an actor and actress, "The Artist" is a little French film that took the world by storm, even though it is a black-and-white silent movie. How can a silent movie be a musical you ask? Don't miss seeing this film and finding out for yourself. The performances of Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo are musical throughout the film in many ways, and the closing dance number tells more about the transition from silent to sound than Al Jolson did more than eight decades ago. ---from Musicals on the Silver Screen, American Library Association, 2013