From La La Land to Past Lives, filmmakers are still drawing inspiration from the vivid emotional worlds of Jacques Demy. What is it about his films that continues to inspire directors?
The head of the hair department on Damien Chazelle's Babylon explains how the team defied convention in order to create a fresh vision of the roaring twenties.
Damien Chazelle’s eight-part Paris jazz drama scarcely misses a note, but we’ve heard this tune before.
Possibly featuring Emma Stone as Clara Bow, and with Brad Pitt in an unspecified role.
The Moonlight and High Flying Bird star is the first casting announcement for musical drama The Eddy.
By Paul Ridd
Timothée Chalamet and Lucas Hedges are earning plaudits for their tender portrayals of troubled young men.
Damien Chazelle’s dramatisation of the Apollo 11 mission only scratches the surface of its human subject.
Damien Chazelle’s technically accomplished Moon landing drama, starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, fails to achieve lift off.
Barry Jenkins, Damien Chazelle and Yorgos Lanthimos all look like early contenders for major awards.
Their feature-length western will screen in competition alongside new works from Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent and Alfonso Cuarón.
The writer/director will be hoping to use the festival as a launchpad for next year’s Oscars.
By Amy Bowker
The La La Land writer/director is making a musical drama set in a Parisian nightclub.
The pair are working on a biopic about the first man on the Moon.
By Dan Einav
Off the back of Damien Chazelle’s smash hit, Max Minghella is directing a Cinderella inspired musical.
Damien Chazelle’s low-budget debut has plenty in common with his awards-sweeping musical.
Given La La Land’s runaway success, isn’t it time for a proper revival of this beloved genre?
By Tom Bond
Both of Damien Chazelle’s films are structured around the twin pursuits of art and romance.
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