La La Land

Movie Review
Release on: Dec 16, 2016

Movie name	:	La La Land
Genres	:	Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Run time	:	128 min
Produced by	:	Fred Berger Gary Gilbert Jordan Horowitz Marc Platt
Directed by	:	Damien Chazelle
Music by	:	Justin Hurwitz
Writers	:	Damien Chazelle
Cinematography	:	Linus Sandgren
Edited by	:	Tom Cross
Production	:	Summit Entertainment
Countries	:	USA

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Stars : Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, AmiÃ©e Conn, Terry Walters, Thom Shelton, Cinda Adams, Callie Hernandez, Jessica Rothe, Sonoya Mizuno, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, Claudine Claudio, Jason Fuchs, D.A. Wallach, Trevor Lissauer, Olivia Hamilton, Anna Chazelle, Marius De Vries, Finn Wittrock, Josh Pence, Nicole Coulon, Damon Gupton, John Legend, Christopher Michael Stevens, Keith Harris, Kaveh Rastegar, Shaylah J. Stevens, Natalie Imani, Briana Lee, David Douglas, Miles Anderson, Bobo Chang, Meagen Fay, Robert Haynes, John Hindman, Valarie Rae Miller, Nicole Wolf, Corrin Evans, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Tom Everett Scott, Camryn Ray Cavaliero, ZoÃ« Hall, Dempsey Pappion, Eddie Clifton, Cal Bennett, Nerda Wheeler, Javier Gonzalez, Khirye Tyler, Arthur Horowitz, Jillian Meyers, Michael Riccio, Reshma Gajjar, Hunter Hamilton, Damian Gomez, Candice Coke, Amanda Balen, Mecca Vazie Andrews, Lou Becker, Doran Butler, Matt Cady, Dominic Chaiduang, Cindera Che, Carol Connors, Patrick Cook, Aaron Cooke, Tiffany Daniels, Bubba Dean Rambo, Nick Drago, Shaun Evaristo, Dana Fukagawa, Daniel Gaymon, Liz Imperio, Casey Johansen, Cristan Judd, Yoori Kim, Marissa Labog, Stephanie Landwehr, Chris Moss, Clarice Ordaz, Nathan Prevost, Bradley M. Rapier, Britt Stewart, Melinda Sullivan, Dana Wilson, Terrance Yates, Tracy Shibata, Dominque Domingo, Asiel Hardison, Corey Anderson, Nick Baga, Scott Hislop, Leah Adler, Noel Bajandas, Khasan Brailsford, Denzel Chisolm, Montana Efaw, Krystal Ellsworth, Natalie Gilmore, Shannon Holtzapffel, Galen Hooks, Jeremy Hudson, Morgan Larson, George Lawrence Jr., Sarah Mitchell, Kc Monnie, Scott Myrick, Cassidy Noblett, Brittany Parks, Victor Rojas, Anthony Bellissimo, Ryan Ramirez, Catalina Rendic, Bryan Tanaka, Ava Bernstine, Mario Diaz, Quinn Lipton, Gakenia Muigai, Michael Stein, Becca Sweitzer, Samantha Abrantes, Monie Adamson, Matthew Aylward, McKenzie Anderson, Sybil Azur, Demian Boergadine, Pamela Chu, Lexie Contursi, Mallauri Esquibel, Michael Higgins, Tara Nicole Hughes, Chris Jarosz, Kayla Kalbfleisch, Matthew Kazmierczak, Paul Kirkland, Megan Lawson, Anthony Marciona, Michael Munday, Martha Nichols, Ryan Novak, Brandon O'Neal, Bill Prudich, Eartha Robinson, Robert Roldan, Julie Schmid, Chelsea Thedinga, Danny Valle, Gustavo Vargas, Emily Williams, Christopher Aber, Melvin LaThomas Brimm, Cameron Brinkman, Ashley Caple, Morgan Cohen, Tommy Cooley, Jenna Curtis, Vince Donvito, Steffen Dziczek, Kristin Elliott, Amanda Fields, Jordan Ray Fox, Susie Ganiere, Ana Flavia Gavlak, Milica Govich, Destinee Handly, Darrell Keith Harris, Courtney Hart, Holly Houk, Jesse Houk, Noah James, Frederick Keeve, Kelly Kennedy, Trent Kerpsack, David Kieran, Shannon Klein, Andrea Lareo, Shannon Leann, Jacques Lesure, Anna Lunberry, Hemky Madera, April Martucci, Lynn Moore, Kaye L. Morris, Margaret Newborn, Crystal Nichol, James O'Connor, Tommy Otis, Andres Perez-Molina, Clarence Robinson, Sandra Rosko, Kristin Slaysman, Caroline Jaden Stussi, Ottavio Taddei, Jeremy Nathan Tisser, Patty Tobin, Dapo Torimiro, Nadia Tumanova, Heather Turman, Phillip E. Walker, Nilla Elizabeth Watkins

Story : Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

We live in a cynical world and Damien Chazelle's mesmerising romantic musical (hailed as the front-runner for this year’s Academy Awards) is just what you need to light up the dark days. Set in contemporary times, beaming with optimism and soaked in nostalgia, the old-fashioned romance, tugs at your heartstrings with its relevance and simplicity. It reminds you who you were before failures made you practical.
Chazelle's riveting storytelling and Stone-Gosling's terrific performances make you relive the nervous excitement of first love and the devastating emotions of shattered dreams. This lyrical masterpiece brings every dreamer's fantasy and fears to life. It recreates 'Hollywood movie magic', right from the spectacular single-take opening song (Another Day of Sun), where motorists sing and dance atop their cars on a clogged LA freeway.

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