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And you could almost hear Gosling ruefully say to himself: “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” “La La Land”įor production designer David Wasco (nominated with his set decorating wife, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco), there were plenty of opportunities to riff on Bergman and “Casablanca,” beginning with the oversize wall poster of the star in Mia’s bedroom along with a billboard of Bergman that covers the Chateau Marmont.

“It wasn’t intentional but it ended up that way, with the window and her fascination with Ingrid Bergman and the ending in his club,” Chazelle told IndieWire. (Martin Scorsese’s showbiz musical “New York, New York” also figures in the mix.)ĭamien Chazelle Says It’s Good ‘Babylon’ Divided Audiences: ‘More Movies Should Do That’ lot directly across from the actual “Casablanca” window set are two other significant nods. Their final, bittersweet, chance encounter at his club is right out of Rick’s Cafe, and her idol worship of Bergman and the fact that she works on the Warner Bros. Indeed, Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood valentine is a sly reworking of the Humphrey Bogart/Ingrid Bergman classic love story, with Ryan Gosling’s pianist Sebastian winning his jazz club but losing Emma Stone’s Mia to movie stardom. It’s also the subject of a delectable new book, “We’ll Always Have Casablanca,” by The New School’s Noah Isenberg (February 14, Norton), who reminds us that it embodies both Hollywood and this country at their best.

Of all the cinematic references evoked in PGA winner and Best Picture favorite “ La La Land,” the most deeply resonant is “ Casablanca,” Hollywood’s most beloved movie, which aptly celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

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