La La Land - A romantic classic for the ages?

Talking Talkies

Episode 1 : LA LA LAND

Release Date: 2016

Benny and Minal, the co-hosts kickstart the first episode of this brand-new podcast, where they revisit classic movies from around the globe, that at least one of the hosts has enjoyed, and try to answer the questions - what works, what doesn’t, and how does it hold up today.

The episodes are full of spoilers, so we suggest you watch the movie first and then tune in to the episode. That way you will enjoy it more. But if spoilers don’t fuss you, and you are wondering whether to watch or not - well tune in to find out!

Our first episode is on ‘La La Land’ which is amongst Benny’s all-time favorite movies - He has watched it 5 times! As for Minal, hang on, she had not watched it until Benny asked her to watch it so that they could talk about it on their podcast. Did she like it as much as Benny did? Go find out!

Synopsis

La La Land is 2016 American romantic musical film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The film was a huge commercial and critical success.

IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3783958/

Where to Watch: Netflix (US), Prime Video (UK), Apple TV

Favourite Scenes/Quotes:

1. I Ran - Seb and Mia Banter
2. I Hate Jazz : Seb on Jazz “It’s conflict, it’s compromise, it’s new every time, and it’s very, very exciting”
3. L.A. worships everything and values nothing
4. The Argument
5. The Observatory Scene
6. The Ending

Trivia/Interesting Links

1. Use of colours in La La Land.
2. Unknown Facts

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