Film: Revelling in the sound of silence
Reviewed this week: The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Rating: 5/5. The Iron Lady directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Rating: 3/5.
Reviewed: The Artist
**Directed by Michel Hazanavicius**
**Selected cinemas, cert PG**
**Rating:** 5/5
I can't think of a better way to start the new year than by seeing **The Artist**, Michel Hazanavicius's charming homage to the early days of cinema. It's a near-silent, black and white film which demonstrates such meticulous mastery of the form that it could be mistaken for a rediscovered lost masterpiece.
The film ...