Of all the cinematic surprises of 2011, the renaissance of silent cinema was probably the hardest to see coming down the pike. When Harvey Weinstein enthused about a silent back-and-white film, starring two unknown French stars, which he’d just bought at Cannes, brother Bob suggested he check himself into a mental asylum. After it received a 15-minute standing ovation, The Artist was marked up by Oscarologists as the outside favorite to win best picture.
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