O Artista

"A love letter to silent cinema sealed with a smirk. (...) A high-concept homage, delivering a heartfelt, old-school romance without the aid of spoken dialogue or sound. Projected in black-and-white in the classic 4:3 aspect ratio, this crowd-pleasing comedy tips its top hat to those late-'20s Hollywood conventions rendered obsolete by the rise of the talkie as a pompous star fails to adapt to the new era. "

— Peter Debruge de Variety

"Una obra maestra muda y en blanco y negro. El filme de Michel Hazanavicius chorrea pureza, sentimiento y gracia"

— Carlos Boyero de El País

"Un maravilloso estruendo de cine mudo. La película de Michel Hazanavicius ha dejado totalmente sin habla a una sala entera y parte como favorita del festival. Pinta la pantalla de un tiempo y unos sentimientos que el cine no debería olvidar nunca, y de paso revaloriza hasta cotas insuperables a la pareja protagonista, que ennoblecen su oficio con simpatía, eficacia, cuerpo y alma, que dicen sin hablar y que bailan como “luego” bailarían los mejores que ha habido. Una pareja que conjuga la palabra elegancia como si fuera un verbo."

— E. Rodríguez Marchante de ABC

"Pays homage to the silent era, but visuals dominate story. (...) Just as sound technology had a destructive impact on the careers of existing silent stars, “The Artist” resurrects its appeal without ever fully realizing the potential that inspired it"

— Eric Khon de Indiewire

"Possibly one of the most joyously enjoyable films to screen in the Cannes competition - especially for lovers of classic Hollywood cinema - The Artist is a real pleasure… shot in beautiful black-and-white, silent (apart from a few brief moments of sound) and propelled elegantly forward by delightful performances from Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo it is the most unlikely of feel-good movies."

— Mark Adams de Screen