Mar 4th
The Artist** (PG)
Electric Palace, Harwich#

A fading silent star is helped by a hot young talent whom he helped to get her big break.
What did it matter that the plot practically mimicked that of Singin' in the Rain? Hardly original in its concept, but with some occasional surprises such as the hero's nightmare of not being heard in a world of sound, this atmospherically made silent melodrama tribute has won over audiences and critics alike, and is a refreshing reminder of the power of silent films.

d: Michel Hazanavicius
s: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, Lucky (the dog), John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missy Pyle, Malcolm McDowell, Ed Lauter
ph: Guillaume Schiffman

# projected in digital, using the Electric Palace's original 1911 screen