La La Land

Ryan Gosling Director: Damien Chazelle Damien Chazelle

Overview

Struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and aspiring jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind romance as they both pursue their dreams in Los Angeles. However, their blossoming relationship is challenged when their careers pull them in different directions. Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) wrote and directed this musical love story, which co-stars John Legend, J.K. Simmons, and Rosemarie DeWitt. ~ Daniel Gelb

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2017
UPC:	0031398258353
Original Release:	2016
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Lions Gate
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	2:08:00
Sales rank:	1,276

Special Features

La La Land's love letter to Los Angeles; Ryan and Emma: third time's the charm; Song selection; Audio commentary with writer/director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ryan Gosling	Sebastian
Emma Stone	Mia
John Legend	Keith
J.K. Simmons	Bill
Rosemarie DeWitt	Laura
Finn Wittrock	Greg
Callie Hernandez	Tracy
Sonoya Mizuno	Caitlin
Jessica Rothe	Alexis
Tom Everett Scott	David
Josh Pence	Josh
Amiee Conn	Famous Actress
Terry Walters	Linda (Coffee Shop Manager)
Thom Shelton	Coffee Spiller
Cinda Adams	Casting Director (First Audition)
Claudine Claudio	Karen
Jason Fuchs	Carlo
D.A. Wallach	'80's Singer
Trevor Lissauer	Valet
Olivia Hamilton	Bree
Anna Chazelle	Sarah
Maruis de Vries	Clyde
Nicole Coulon	Josh's Fiancee
Damon Gupton	Harry
Christopher Michael Stevens	Malcolm
Keith Harris	Cole
Kaveh Rastegar	Tom
Shaylah J. Stevens	Echo Backup Singer
Natalie Imani	Echo Backup Singer
Briana Lee	Echo Backup Singer
David Douglas	Radio DJ
Miles Anderson	Alistair
Bobo Chang	Photographer's Assistant
Meagen Fay	Mia's Mom
Robert Haynes	Angry Neighbor
John Hindman	Frank
Valarie Rae Miller	Amy Brandt
Nicole Wolf	Amy Brandt's Assistant
Corrin Evans	New Barista
Kiff VandenHeuvel	New Coffee Shop Manager
Camryn Ray Cavaliero	Mia's Daughter
Zoe Hall	Chelsea
Dempsey Pappion	Seb's Jazz Club Employee
Eddie Clifton	Seb's Drummer
Cal Bennett	Seb's Sax Player
Nerda Wheeler	Seb's Assistant
Javier Gonzalez	Seb's Trumpeter
Khirye Tyler	Seb's Pianist
Arthur Horowitz	Fantasy Baby

Technical Credits

Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle	Director,Screenwriter
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Fred Berger	Producer
Kevin Cross	Set Decoration/Design
Tom Cross	Editor
Jed Dornoff	Makeup
Albert Elizondo	Makeup
Gary Gilbert	Producer
Steven Gizicki	Musical Direction/Supervision
Austin Gorg	Art Director
Jeffrey Harlacker	Associate Producer
Jordan Horowitz	Producer
Justin Hurwitz	Score Composer
Yukiko Kinkel	Makeup
Peter Kohn	Asst. Director
Corina Kramer	Makeup
Ai-Ling Lee	Sound/Sound Designer
John Legend	Executive Producer
Thad Luckinbill	Executive Producer
Trent Luckinbill	Executive Producer
Jasmine McGlade	Executive Producer
Mike Jackson	Executive Producer
Steven A. Morrow	Sound Mixer
Marc E. Platt	Producer
Linus Sandgren	Cinematographer
Haruyo Sawada	Makeup
Molly Smith	Executive Producer
Ty Stiklorius	Executive Producer
David Wasco	Production Designer
Tricia Wood	Casting
Mary Zophres	Costumes/Costume Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- La La Land
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16

Menu

Disc #1 -- La La Land
   Play Movie
   Scenes
   Set Up
      English 5.1 Dolby Digital
      Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
      French 5.1 Dolby Digital
      English Descriptive Audio
      English Subtitles: On
      English SDH Subtitles: On
      Spanish Subtitles: On
      Subtitles: Off
   Special Features
      Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Damien Chazelle And Composer Justin Hurwitz: On
      Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Damien Chazelle And Composer Justin Hurwitz: Off
      La La Land's Love Letter To Los Angeles
      Ryan And Emma: Third Time's The Charm
      Song Selection
         Play All
         Another Day Of Sun
         Someone In The Crowd
         Mia And Sebastian's Theme - 001 Mia's Storyline
         Mia And Sebastian's Theme - 002 Sebastian's Storyline
         A Lovely Night
         Herman's Habit
         City Of Stars - Pier
         Planetarium
         Summer Montage
         Acoustic Jam Session
         City Of Stars - Duet In Apt.
         Start A Fire
         Audition
         Epilogue
         City Of Stars - Mia Humming - Credits
      Also From Lionsgate

Editorial Reviews

There aren't many movies that can be declared an instant classic, but Damien Chazelle's masterful and euphoric La La Land is one of them. From its joyous opening on a choked Los Angeles freeway, where passengers leap from their cars and burst into song and dance, to its heartfelt, lump-in-the-throat conclusion in a cozy jazz club, the film's rapturous spirit sweeps over you in breathtaking waves rarely experienced in current American cinema. While it's a loving homage to 1950s-style Hollywood musicals like Singin' in the Rain, as well as to the candy-colored '60s French New Wave fantasias of Jacques Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort), La La Land is also something wonderfully new and refreshing. You've never seen anything like it. La La Land's premise is deceptively simple. It's a struggling boy-meets-struggling girl love story that begins on that jam-packed freeway when Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a jazz pianist, honks his horn at the car in front of him, which is driven by an aspiring actress named Mia (Emma Stone) who's too busy rehearsing lines to notice that traffic is moving. He then pulls alongside of her, and they glare at each other before he speeds past and she flips him off. From there, their paths continue to cross and it's obvious they are smitten with one another, even if they refuse to admit it. Their burgeoning romance is perfectly captured in a beautiful song-and-dance number ("A Lovely Night") set high above L.A.'s glistening cityscape. Sebastian sings to Mia: "Some other girl and guy would love this swirling sky, but there's only you and I, and we've got no shot. This could never be; you're not the type for me." But boy is she ever his type, and he knows it. Chazelle shoots the sequence in one long, full-bodied take that showcases the gorgeously choreographed routine without cheating inserts or cutaways. But perhaps the most romantic scene takes place in a darkened revival movie theater, where the nervous couple meet on their first date. Who knew that the mere sight of fingers touching could make one's heart beat so fast? As Sebastian and Mia's relationship grows, they push each other to make their dreams come true. For him, that means summoning up the courage to leave a well-paying gig in a jazzy pop band fronted by a rival performer (an excellent John Legend) to open his own nightclub; for her, it means quitting her barista job on the Warner Bros. lot to pursue acting full time. Sebastian explains to the jazz-averse Mia that the essence of his music involves conflict and compromise. And those words take on far-reaching meaning when their dreams start to impinge on their future together. As Sebastian sings: "Is this the start of something wonderful and new, or one more thing that I cannot make true?" As good and glorious as La La Land is, none of it would work without its two charismatic leads, who are pitch-perfect and have more chemistry together than perhaps any other movie couple in recent memory. Stone has never been better. Her airy voice is authentic and vulnerable, and her gift for comic timing is on full display here. This is also a high-water mark for Gosling. His elegant, fragile singing isn't overpowering, but it is formidable in its simplicity and purity. The pair sound like honest-to-goodness folks with whom you can easily relate. The music and score by Justin Hurwitz are simply dazzling, and the lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Smash, the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen) perfectly capture the elation and jitters of new love. La La Land is a magical journey, but it's no fairy tale. Chazelle's concise yet multi-layered script eschews sentimentality and is more bittersweet, and thus more realistic, than is perhaps expected. While it's an unapologetic love letter to the City of Angels and the dream factory it houses, it's also wise and clear-eyed. Even so, La La Land is sure to inflame Tinseltown passions worldwide. As Mia sings: "Here's to the ones who dream, foolish as they may seem."

All Movie Guide - Tim Holland