‘The Artist’ Director Michel Hazanavicius Will Next Make WWII Aftermath Story ‘The Search’
Posted on Monday, January 9th, 2012 by Russ Fischer
Michel Hazanavicius has been best known for his spy comedy OSS 17 series, but that all changed last year when his black and white silent comedy/romance The Artist opened big at Cannes. The movie has become an audience and critical darling, and is one of the big Oscar front-runners, which means it will only get more big promotion and word of mouth interest as the next couple months go on.
But Hazanavicius is starting to think about his next project, and it looks like he’s going to use his Artist clout to make a film that might be tough going otherwise. He’s going to do a contemporary take on Fred Zinneman’s 1948 Oscar-winner The Search, about a mother’s attempt to reunite with her son after World War II. Read More »
