Cannes 2012: Can any film reproduce 'The Artist' magic?

CANNES, France -- It was exactly a year ago in this coastal town that much of the film world first heard about a quirky movie from a French director who has a peskily unpronounceable name. On the eve of the world's most prestigious cinema gathering, the movie landed an unexpected competition slot and a sizable distribution deal from an aggressive U.S. company. That film was of course "The Artist," directed by Michel Hazanavicius, and its acquisition by Weinstein Co. at the start of the Cannes Cannes Film Festival began a magic-carpet ride that would take the movie and many of...

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