The sketch began as Les Jeunes de Paris, usually a droll parody of Francophile cliches; the wardrobe alone seemed to be perfect for host Zooey Deschanel.
Then Dujardin turned up, clicked a switch that changed everything to black and white, and the dancing began. Kristen Wiig took the Berenice Bejo part.
The sketch may be a shameless plug for the film at Oscar time, but what can you do except give in? (You can still go on rooting for The Descendants or Hugo to win.)
4 Comments
Felicia | February 14, 2012 6:36 AM
I hope Dujardin gets a hosting gig! He's fantastic!
otto | February 13, 2012 9:13 AM
I would love to have Dujardin hosting SNL.
jingmei | February 12, 2012 10:25 AM
Pretty much similar to Jesse Eisenberg from The Social Network last year: the other first night spent with hosting SNL, after then soon caught a plane taxi head to BAFTA, amazingly exhausted. ; Meanwhile the sexy French dude just stays more in the English language enviornment.
Norm Schrager | February 12, 2012 8:40 AM
And why would SNL / NBC / Universal be plugging for The Artist to win? Not sure I getcha there.