La La Land

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.

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

 Ryan Gosling as Sebastian Wilder
 Emma Stone as Mia Dolan
 John Legend as Keith
 Rosemarie DeWitt as Laura Wilder
 J. K. Simmons as Bill
 Finn Wittrock as Greg Earnest
 Tom Everett Scott as David
 Meagen Fay as Mia's Mom
 Damon Gupton as Harry
 Jason Fuchs as Carlo
 Jessica Rothe as Alexis
 Sonoya Mizuno as Caitlin
 Callie Hernandez as Tracy
 Josh Pence as Josh

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

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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%.

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

Category:2016 comedy-drama movies
Category:2016 musical movies
Category:2010s romantic comedy movies
Category:2016 romantic drama movies
Category:American comedy-drama movies
Category:American musical comedy movies
Category:American romantic comedy movies
Category:American romantic drama movies
Category:Dance movies
Category:2010s English-language movies
Category:Movies about entertainers
Category:Movies set in Los Angeles
Category:Movies directed by Damien Chazelle