First star of the new silent era
And certainly nobody expected its star, Jean Dujardin, not only to become famous overnight as the French George Clooney, but to actually beat the real George Clooney in the best actor category at the recent US Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards.
The Artist, set in 1927, is one of the most charming, original and tender movies in quite a while, and has made an international star of its main character, the fictional silent movie god George Valentin, played with limitless Gallic charm by Dujardin.
