La La Land

Modern Los Angeles. This is where Hollywood is located, where many young people aspire to get to. But not all dreams come true. This story tells us about Sebastian, a fanatical jazz keyboardist, and Mia, a dreamy girl who really wants to become an actress, constantly goes to auditions, but without success. As a result, Mia works as a waitress, and Sebastian is kicked out of the restaurant where he played the piano. And it's not just a love story of two ordinary people, no. This film is about dreamers who came to Los Angeles to become famous and conquer the whole world. Unfortunately, there are far more people whose dreams are destroyed than those who still achieve their goals. Read more The filming of the tape lasted eight weeks (summer 2015). The title of the film has a double meaning. La La Land is not only Los Angeles, where the events take place, but also an idiom that means "departure from harsh reality to the land of dreams and fantasies." Oscar nominee Damien Chazelle directed the film. He could have won the prestigious award for Best Adapted Screenplay for 2013's Obsession, which he also directed. In 2016, the film "10 Cloverfield" was released, for which Chazelle wrote the script. The music for this picture was written by Justin Gurwich, who previously worked on the tunes that sounded in the drama "Obsession". By the way, all piano parts were originally recorded by pianist Randy Kerber, but then Ryan Gosling learned them by heart and performed them himself. The main roles of Mia and Sebastian were performed by Oscar nominees Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, respectively. Emma could have won her Best Supporting Actress award for Birdman. She also participated in such projects as "The Servant" and "This is a senseless love" (both 2011). Ryan was nominated for a "golden statuette" in 2007 for "Best Actor" for the film "Paula Nelson". In addition, he has worked on projects such as Memory Diary (2004), Breakthrough (2007) and the previously mentioned It's Silly Love. The film also stars two Oscar winners: J.K. Simmons ("Best Supporting Actor" for "Obsession" in 2015) and John Legend ("Best Song" in "Selma" in 2015). The film premiered on September 31, 2016 at the Venice Film Festival, where Emma Stone received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Film critics of the site https://www.rottentomatoes.com left 93% positive reviews (227 reviews out of 245).