La La Land (movie)

La La Land is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama movie. Its title is a reference to the nickname for the city of Los Angeles. It is also an idiom for being out of touch with reality.

La La Land
A man and a woman dancing at sunset; a city view stretches out behind them. The woman is wearing a bright yellow dress, her partner is wearing a white colored shirt and tie with dark trousers.
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Directed byDamien Chazelle
Written byDamien Chazelle
Produced by
  • Fred Berger
  • Jordan Horowitz
  • Gary Gilbert
  • Marc Platt
Starring
CinematographyLinus Sandgren
Edited byTom Cross
Music byJustin Hurwitz
Production
companies
  • Summit Entertainment[1]
  • Black Label Media
  • Impostor Pictures
  • Gilbert Films
  • Marc Platt Productions
Distributed bySummit Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31) (Venice Film Festival)
  • December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09) (United States)
Running time
128 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[3]
Box office$447.4 million[4]

Plot

On a crowded Los Angeles highway, an aspiring actress named Mia is distracted by her preparation for an upcoming audition. That leads to a moment of road rage between her and a pianist named Sebastian. Her audition is yet another failure. At the same time, Sebastian is having a problem paying his bills. This leads to an argument with his sister, Laura. Mia's car is towed. She has to walk back to her apartment.

Sebastian is told by the owner of a restaurant not to play any jazz. Instead, he plays simple variations of Christmas songs. But he begins a heartfelt improvisation at the restaurant. Mia overhears Sebastian playing. She is moved by his talent, and goes to watch him play. Sebastian, however, is quickly fired.

Months later, Mia goes to another party. She sees Sebastian again. He is now playing as the keyboardist for a 1980s pop music cover band. Mia requests that the band play "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls. Afterward the two walk together and look for their cars.

Five years later, Mia is a famous actress. She is married to another man, with whom she has a daughter.

Cast

Release

The world premiere for La La Land was at the Venice Film Festival. It was an opening night movie on August 31, 2016.[5] The movie also showed at the Telluride Film Festival,[6] Toronto International Film Festival,[7] and many others.

CountryPremiere
 South Korea7 December 2016
 Israel8 December 2016
 Singapore8 December 2016
 Lithuania9 December 2016
 Pakistan9 December 2016
 Taiwan9 December 2016
 Aruba15 December 2016
 Croatia15 December 2016
 Estonia16 December 2016
 India16 December 2016
 Latvia16 December 2016
 Suriname16 December 2016
 Vietnam16 December 2016
 Colombia22 December 2016
 Cyprus22 December 2016
 Greece22 December 2016
 Netherlands22 December 2016
 Romania23 December 2016
 United States25 December 2016
 Australia26 December 2016
 Hungary29 December 2016
 Kuwait29 December 2016
 Slovakia29 December 2016
 Bulgaria30 December 2016
 Turkey30 December 2016
 Cambodia4 January 2017
 Czech Republic5 January 2017
 Lebanon5 January 2017
 North Macedonia5 January 2017
 Uruguay5 January 2017
Kosovo Kosovo5 January 2017
 Indonesia10 January 2017
 Philippines11 January 2017
 Germany12 January 2017
 Georgia12 January 2017
 Ireland12 January 2017
 Kazakhstan12 January 2017
 Russia12 January 2017
 Thailand12 January 2017
 Ukraine12 January 2017
 Spain13 January 2017
 Finland13 January 2017
 United Kingdom13 January 2017
 Jamaica18 January 2017
 Trinidad and Tobago18 January 2017
 Brazil19 January 2017
 Chile19 January 2017
 Peru19 January 2017
 Poland20 January 2017
 Venezuela20 January 2017
 Belgium25 January 2017
 France25 January 2017
 Argentina26 January 2017
 Costa Rica26 January 2017
 Guatemala26 January 2017
 Hong Kong26 January 2017
 Honduras26 January 2017
 Italy26 January 2017
 Nicaragua26 January 2017
 Panama26 January 2017
 Portugal26 January 2017
 El Salvador26 January 2017
 Sweden27 January 2017
 South Africa27 January 2017
 Dominican Republic2 February 2017
 China14 February 2017
 Bolivia16 February 2017
 Ecuador17 February 2017
 Denmark23 February 2017
 Japan24 February 2017
 Norway24 February 2017

Box office

La La Land has taken in more than $85 million against a budget of $30 million. The movie was released in the United States in December 2016. In January 2017, the movie showed in more theaters for a total of 1,515 theaters.

Critical response

La La Land was named by Peter Travers as his favorite movie of 2016. Other critics gave the movie high marks. Rotten Tomatoes rated the movie 91%.[8]

Awards

La La Land won a number of awards. At the Golden Globe Awards, it won seven awards. These included Best Picture-Musical or Comedy, Best Actor-Musical or Comedy and Best Actress-Musical or Comedy.

References
  1. "Film Review: 'La La Land'". Variety.
  2. "La La Land (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. October 14, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  3. Bart, Peter. "Peter Bart: 'La La Land' Adds Musical Backbeat To Wide-Open Awards Race". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  4. "La La Land (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. "La La Land". La Biennale. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  6. "La La Land". Deadline. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  7. "TIFF 2016". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  8. "La La Land". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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