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To think that a black-and-white silent film could be made today is almost unreal. Michel Hazanavicius has managed to bring this surprising and entertaining one to the world.

The film follows silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) through the late ‘20s, as the arrival of talking pictures in Hollywood begins to take its toll. At the same time, we have a young woman, Peppy (Bérénice Bejo), an up-and-coming star who never forgets the man who helped give her the start she needed. 

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25. The Artist (dir. Michel Hazanavicius)

Although I have my reservations about The Artist, I am happy to say that it is still a very entertaining and rare film. How often does one receive a black-and-white silent film in this day and age? It’s fun, it sports great performances from both of its leads, and it has one of my two favorite dog actors in it. It’s no masterpiece, but it’s most definitely worth a watch and one can only hope to see more from everyone who worked on this.

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