Damien Chazelle

Talking Pictures

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4.8 • 713 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Director Damien Chazelle ( La La Land, First Man) describes his childhood as a budding filmmaker inspired by Walt Disney, his path to getting his first film made (Whiplash), and how the pandemic impacted casting for his recent epic Babylon. Chazelle surprises – and delights – host Ben Mankiewicz as they discuss his parents’ favorite films and which movies always make him cry. Films Mentioned: La La Land Whiplash Jurassic Park Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench Annie Hall Speed Volcano Lethal Weapon Taken The Last Exorcism Part 2 10 Cloverfield Lane Ouija Paranormal Activity* The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* West Side Story Singin’ in the Rain* The Sound of Music An American in Paris First Man Babylon Peter Pan Full Metal Jacket* Paths of Glory City Lights* Make Way For Tomorrow Black and Tan St. Louis Blues The Emperor Jones* Vertigo La Grande Vadrouille The Red Circle The 400 Blows* The 13th Warrior *Available on Max as of 2/27 (Availability of titles subject to change) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	One thing I think I knew that I had over some of my competitors was just the willingness to stick it out.
0:10.1	Making it in Hollywood is tough. That is nothing new.
0:14.4	For Damien Chazelle, though, success came harder than he expected.
0:21.0	Damien is the youngest person to win the Academy Award for Best Director.
0:26.5	He was just 32 years old when he made La La Land.
0:30.1	Three years earlier, at just 29, he wrote and directed Whiplash, his semi-autobiographical film,
0:39.4	which earned Damien an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. His start in show business came making documentary films at Harvard.
0:47.1	After graduating, Damien switched to feature films. He has directed big stars, talented stars, J.K. Simmons, Miles Teller, Emma Stone,
0:58.2	Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. There's no denying Damien Chazel
1:05.3	is one of the most talented directors working today. But like anyone else doing creative work,
1:11.2	he's hit a few bumps along the way.
1:13.7	I talked about all of that with Damien.
1:16.0	He was battling a bit of a cold when we met,
1:18.5	but true to character, he stuck it out.
1:21.5	And we had a really engaging conversation
1:23.6	about the ups and downs,
1:25.5	as well as the pure joy of making movies.
1:31.4	I'm your host Ben Mancovic. This is Talking Pictures, podcast about movies, about memories,
1:38.2	and all the stuff that happens in between. Turner Classic Movies makes this podcast with
1:43.1	the streaming service Max, where you can see some of the movies mentioned in this episode.
1:51.4	Critics have compared Damien Chazelle to legendary filmmakers like John Cassavetes and Jean-Luc Godard, directors he really admires.
2:00.7	But I wanted to know which filmmaker made him want to be a director.
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