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The Artist is not so much a silent film as a sound film that keeps its mouth shut. We accept that this is a choice, a gimmick, a deliberate discipline, because we are made aware of this self-limitation early on and at several key moments in the film when the ‘sound barrier’ is violated. It’s a masterful decision. Because director Michel Hazanavicius draws our attention to this vow of silence, the film opens up for a contemporary audience. We are seduced. We don’t need to know that the story is historically well researched…’ – read more on The Artist by our guest blogger Tony Tracy [here].
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: BOB QUINN: DON’T COUNT HIM OUT (PART ONE) 12.40
DAVID LEAN: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (70MM) 18:30
E.1027: EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA 14:50, 18:50
GOOD ONE 16:50, 20:50
HOLY COW 12:45
MOTEL DESTINO 16:00
PARTHENOPE 13:10
RIEFENSTAHL 15:50
THE MARCHING BAND 13:35, 18:15
THE WEDDING BANQUET 20:30
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