How Did I Not Know About This Film Before?
Holy crap this movie is right up my alley. It's a new French film about a silent film star ( named George Valentin) whose career declines due to the rise of talkies while a new actress stardom rises. And the film is completely silent as a tribute to silent films. XD
It sounds like a cross of A Star is Born with the real life story of John Gilbert (okay there were a lot of film stars whose career declined with talkies but his story is one of the most famous). The name of course is a play on Rudolph Valentino (who never had to worry about talkies because he died before they became an issue).
This better get released at my art house theaters soon. I was hoping it would already be out this Monday since I have to go downtown but alas it doesn't seem to be the case.
There really seems to be a 1920's revival recently with films like Midnight in Paris (which I really enjoyed), TV shows like Boardwalk Empire (which I have not seen), & now this. Not that I am complaining I love the 1920's. :D
It sounds like a cross of A Star is Born with the real life story of John Gilbert (okay there were a lot of film stars whose career declined with talkies but his story is one of the most famous). The name of course is a play on Rudolph Valentino (who never had to worry about talkies because he died before they became an issue).
Click to viewThis better get released at my art house theaters soon. I was hoping it would already be out this Monday since I have to go downtown but alas it doesn't seem to be the case.
There really seems to be a 1920's revival recently with films like Midnight in Paris (which I really enjoyed), TV shows like Boardwalk Empire (which I have not seen), & now this. Not that I am complaining I love the 1920's. :D