Damien Sayre Chazelle (born 1985) is an American film director and screenwriter known for Whiplash, La La Land, First Man and Babylon. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for La La Land (2017).

Born January 19, 1985; gained attention with Whiplash (2014) and achieved major awards recognition for La La Land (2016). Recurring themes in his work noted by reviewers include music, obsession/ambition, the costs of artistic pursuit and the rise-and-fall dynamics of Hollywood.

DeBaser's reviews treat Chazelle as a technically masterful director whose recurring concerns include music, ambition and the costs of fame. Opinions praise craft and ambition while noting unevenness in story and tone. The dossier covers Whiplash, La La Land, First Man and Babylon.

For:Cinephiles, film critics, fans of musicals and auteur directors

 It feels like a finger in the rear, and in some ways it is.

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 La La Land is a film made to please, undeniably.

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 You certainly won’t forget Babylon, and despite the substantial running time, over three hours, it won’t put you to sleep while watching at the cinema.

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 "Whiplash" has been described as a kind of "Full Metal Jacket" in musical form; it’s an exaggerated comparison and yet, if we only refer to the structure of the first act of Kubrick’s work, it’s not sacrilegious.

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