Damien Chazelle
Also known as Damien Sayre Chazelle
French-American filmmaker
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- Playing among the Stars
- GradeSaver(tm) ClassicNotes No Exit
- GradeSaver(tm) ClassicNotes Rabbit, Run
- GradeSaver(tm) ClassicNotes The Fall of the House of Usher
- GradeSaver(tm) ClassicNotes The Taming of the Shrew
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Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is an American and French 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).
For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32.
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