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Damien Chazelle

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Damien Chazelle

Born January 19, 1985 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA8 films

Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022).

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For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020).

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Whiplash posterFirst watchWhiplash20148.4Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.View film

Essential films

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La La Land poster7.9La La Land2016First Man poster7.0First Man2018Babylon poster7.3Babylon2022Whiplash poster7.8Whiplash2013Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench poster5.4Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench2010

Filmography

8 films as director
  1. TBAEvel Knievel on TourDirector
  2. 2027SacrificeDirector
  3. 2022BabylonDirector
  4. 2018First ManDirector
  5. 2016La La LandDirector
  6. 2014WhiplashDirector
  7. 2013WhiplashDirector
  8. 2010Guy and Madeline on a Park BenchDirector