A musical confection directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, LA LA LAND (2016) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2016, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “LA LA LAND reaches for the Hollywood heavens like a rainbow — glowing incandescent with color, song and dance, and infectious energy that channels a time gone by to inspire today. Damien Chazelle’s valentine to ‘the ones who dream’ beats to the music of Justin Hurwitz and leaps to the stars through the triple-threat talents of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. As it takes a final bow after an emotional encore, the film is an ode to all storytellers — and a timely toast to the art they create.”
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