Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- French
- Country
- Belgium, France
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
- movie business
- hollywood
- black and white
- dog
- filmmaking
- mustache
- silent film
- marquee
- terrier
- movie star
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Penelope Ann Miller — Doris Valentin
- Missi Pyle — Constance Gray
- Beth Grant — Peppy's Maid
- Ed Lauter — Peppy's Butler
- Joel Murray — Policeman Fire
- Elizabeth Tulloch — Norma
- Ken Davitian — Pawnbroker
- Malcolm McDowell — The Butler
- Basil Hoffman — Auctioneer
- Bill Fagerbakke — Policeman Tuxedo
- Nina Siemaszko — Admiring Woman
- Directed
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Written
- Michel Hazanavicius
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 3,578 ratings
- Studio
- uFilm, La Petite Reine, Studio 37, La Classe américaine, JD Prod, France 3 Cinéma
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
