La La Land [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD]

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2017
UPC:	0031398258384
Original Release:	2016
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:08:00
Sales rank:	114

Special Features

Blu-Ray Exclusive: ; Another Day of Sun: they closed down a freeway; La La Land's great party; Ryan Gosling: Piano student; Before Whiplash: Damien Chazelle's passion project; The music of La La Land; John Legend's acting debut; The look of love: designing La La Land; Epilogue: the romance of the dream; Damien & Justin sing: the demos; Marketing gallery; ; Blu-Ray & DVD 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	Actor,Famous Actress
Terry Walters	Linda
Claudine Claudio	Karen
Jason Fuchs	Carlo
Olivia Hamilton	Bree
Anna Chazelle	Sarah
Marius De Vries	Clyde
Damon Gupton	Harry
Christopher Michael Stevens	Malcolm,Echo Backup Singer
Keith Harris	Cole,Cole
Kaveh Rastegar	Tom
David Douglas	Radio DJ
Miles Anderson	Alistair
Valarie Rae Miller	Amy Brandt
Zoe Hall	Chelsea
Thom Shelton	Coffee Spiller
Cinda Adams	Casting Director
Trevor Lissauer	Valet
Hemky Madera	Actor
D.A. Wallach	'80s Singer
Nicole Coulon	Josh's Fiancée
Natalie Imani	Echo Backup Singer
Briana Lee	Echo Backup Singer
John Stephens	Keith
Ryan Ryan	Actor
Emma Booth	Actor
Damien	Actor
Ian Wolfe	Voices
Emma	Actor
Sandra Rosko	Dream Audience
Meagen Fay	Mia's Mom
Ana Flavia Gavlak	Young Actress
Kiff VandenHeuvel	New Coffee Shop Manager
Cameron Brinkman	Jazz Club Patron
Kaye L. Morris	Producer's Girlfriend
Candice Coke	Traffic Dancer - Girl #2
Bobo Chang	Photographer's Assistant
Robert Haynes	Angry Neighbor
John Hindman	Frank
Nicole Wolf	Amy Brandt's Assistant
Corrin Evans	New Barista
Camryn Ray Cavaliero	Mia's Daughter
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
Justin Hurwitz	Composer

Technical Credits

Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle	Director,Screenwriter
Fred Berger	Producer
Jordan Horowitz	Producer
Marc Platt	Producer
Gary Gilbert	Producer
Ty Stiklorius	Executive Producer,Producer
John Legend	Executive Producer
Molly Smith	Executive Producer,Producer
Trent Luckinbill	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Jasmine McGlade	Executive Producer,Producer
Ai-Ling Lee	Sound/Sound Designer
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Tricia Wood	Casting
Steven A. Morrow	Sound Mixer,Sound Effects
Mark Kubr	Stunts
Michael Beugg	Executive Producer,Producer
John Stephens	Executive Producer
Mike Jackson	Producer,Executive Producer
Steve Dinozzi	Special Effects
Michael Kaleta	Sound Effects
Paul Stula	Sound Effects
Jeffrey Harlacker	Producer
Olivia Courtney	Stunts
Danny Downey	Stunts
Josh Yadon	Stunts

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."