My homage to “The Artist”
Here’s my little tribute to a great scene from one of the most interesting films that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing at the cinema this year- the oscar nominated “The Artist” directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Without dialogue this film has to rely on a great soundtrack (with a wonderful deployment of Bernard Herrmann’s theme song to Vertigo) and some superb cinematography, including the lovely scene that I’ve tried to emulate in which the rising young starlet is discovered in the dressing room of the silent screen star that she’s caught idolising in the compromising position of having her arm placed lovingly inside his hanging jacket. Definitely a film worth catching at the cinema if it’s still about, and I hope that my little recreation doesn’t serve as too unjust a tribute to the great visual flair on display throughout this retrovision cinematic gem.