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  1. Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ ʃəˈzɛl /; born January 19, 1985) [ 2 ] is a French-American filmmaker. [ 3 ] He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romantic drama La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period film Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best ...

  2. Sep 18, 2024 · Damien Chazelle (born January 19, 1985, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.) is an American director and screenwriter who won numerous awards for his first two major films, Whiplash (2014) and La La Land (2016). Chazelle was the son of university professors, and as a child he had an interest in both filmmaking and music.

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  3. Damien Chazelle. Writer: Whiplash. Damien Sayre Chazelle is an American director and screenwriter. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother, Celia Sayre (Martin) Chazelle, is an American-Canadian writer and professor of history at The College of New Jersey.

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  4. Nov 28, 2023 · Damien Chazelle is a Harvard-educated musician, director and screenwriter who made his feature film debut in 2009 with a jazz-inspired musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench. He received ...

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  5. Babylon (2022 film) Babylon is a 2022 American epic historical black comedy drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It features an ensemble cast that includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo and Li Jun Li. It chronicles the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood's transition from silent ...

  6. Oct 8, 2014 · the Limits of Perfection. By Emma Brown. October 8, 2014. ABOVE: DAMIEN CHAZELLE ON THE SET OF WHIPLASH. PHOTO COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES CLASSIC. “It’s an existential rage,” explains writer-director Damien Chazelle of Fletcher, the demanding, abusive, music school jazz band conductor in Whiplash. “He loves the music so much that he ...

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  8. Dec 18, 2022 · Oscar-winning writer/director Damien Chazelle’s latest film is both a crowd-pleasing comedy and a dense text filled with innumerable homages to the films, filmmakers and stars of the time. Vibrant and frenetic, hilarious and melancholic, “ Babylon ” is an ode to a bygone era, an exploration of an industry in transition, and study of the volatility of innovation.