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2016 · 129 min · PG-13

La La Land

Directed by Damien Chazelle · Comedy, Drama, Romance

La La Land (2016) is a Comedy film, directed by Damien Chazelle set in Los Angeles during the 2010s. It runs 129 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of greed & ambition and grief & loss run throughout.

Composer
Justin Hurwitz
Cinematography
Linus Sandgren
Cast
Ryan GoslingEmma StoneJohn LegendRosemarie DeWittFinn WittrockCallie HernandezSonoya MizunoJessica Rothe

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Los Angeles
Setting
Urban
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Themes
Greed & AmbitionGrief & Loss
Tone
MelancholicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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