Premiering this morning at the Cannes Film Festival was the
Michel Hazanavicius silent, black-and-white, film
The Artist. Yesterday saw the first official trailer released for the movie, which generated a huge amount of buzz ahead of the 8.30am premiere. And it did not disappoint. Obsessed With Film's Matt Holmes will be reviewing the movie later today, but here are just a selection of the instant reactions coming out of the screening.
@ultraculture - Absolutely loved The Artist. Probably my favourite film so far at Cannes. I'm still humming the soundtrack. @totalfilm - The Artist: silent-movie pastiche charmer, strong contender for the Palm D'og. @SiTheMovieGuy - Absolutely adored The Artist. #Cannes @rejectnation @wbpictures can think themselves very very proud @peterhowellfilm - The Artist: Very smart and entertaining, silent film conceit doesn't overwhelm emotion -- plus sure-fire winner of Palme Dog @picturehouses - Just seen one of the best films of the festival, The Artist a funny and sincere look back to silent cinema
The movie is almost certain to attract a huge amount of both critical acclaim and recognition come awards season, but one can't help but think that the movie will still lack the mass-market appeal it needs to succeed at the box office. Though there is little doubt that it is destined to be a cult-classic. The movie will be distributed by the Weinstein company after they acquired the rights for the movie earlier this week in Cannes. You can check out the trailer for yourself below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvifS2QOun4 Bring the festival experience home this year on Blu-ray Disc keep up to date with all the latest Blu-ray news at the
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