Michel Hazanavicius’ loving homage to 1920s-era cinema The Artist might well be attracting the attention of film purists round about now, as it welcomes numerous awards and garners nominations across the board, but that hasn’t stopped UK cinema-goers demanding refunds for the silent film after complaining about, hear us out, a distinct ‘lack of dialogue’. A silent movie with a lack of dialogue you say? Ludicrous!