A few months ago, The Artist's success was unimaginable. How has it come to pass?
It has become easy over the last few months, as The Artist has been celebrated by every
single awards ceremony in existence, to forget quite how extraordinary its success
is. To remind us of that fact, let’s put it in plain terms. A black and white,almost completely silent film has just won the Oscar for Best Picture. Had
someone predicted this 12 months ago, they would have been laughed out of
Tinseltown.
