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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].
A QUIET LOVE 11:10, 14:10, 18:20 (OC)
HAMNET 12.20, 20.40
JEAN-LUC GODARD: THE LITTLE SOLDIER (LE PETIT SOLDAT) 16.30
MARTY SUPREME 11.00
MY FATHER’S SHADOW 16:10, 21:00
NO OTHER CHOICE 17.40
NOUVELLE VAGUE 20:30
SENTIMENTAL VALUE 13:20, 18:20
THE HISTORY OF SOUND 15:00
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