In Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land,' Nostalgia Is a Double-Edged Sword - The Atlantic
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Damien Chazelle’s film is a self-aware throwback—one that portrays the limits of worshiping the past.
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Review: Technical brilliance can't quite mask La La Land's hollow, nostalgic core – The Pop Culture Studio
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Observations on film art : LA LA LAND: Singin' in the sun
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Damien Chazelle: 'I liked doing something that was the polar opposite of La La Land', Damien Chazelle
La La Land Director Damien Chazelle on Musicals and Neil Armstrong
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La La Land' Makes Musicals Matter Again - The New York Times
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La La Land and Nostalgia's End
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Observations on film art : LA LA LAND: Singin' in the sun
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Observations on film art : LA LA LAND: Singin' in the sun
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La La Land: The Beauty and Cost of Two Nostalgias in Damien Chazelle's Technicolour World – Palmer's Perspective
The Transmission of Nostalgia and (Be)Longing in Popular Screendance, or Recollecting Damien Chazelle's La La Land
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Observations on film art : LA LA LAND: Singin' in the sun