Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
Cinematography
Linus Sandgren shot on 35mm film like a beautiful maniac.
Direction
Chazelle planned that freeway opener for months. Months!
Score
Justin Hurwitz composed 'City of Stars' — now it's in your head forever.
Director
Damien Chazelle
Ryan Gosling
Sebastian
Emma Stone
Mia
John Legend
Keith
Rosemarie DeWitt
Laura
Finn Wittrock
Greg
Callie Hernandez
Tracy
Sonoya Mizuno
Caitlin
Jessica Rothe
Alexis
Tom Everett Scott
David
Josh Pence
Josh
J.K. Simmons
Bill
Amiée Conn
Famous Actress
Terry Walters
Linda (Coffee Shop Manager)
Thom Shelton
Coffee Spiller
Cinda Adams
Casting Director (First Audition)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The opening freeway number was shot in 48 hours on a closed ramp — dancers performed in 100°F heat.
Chazelle originally couldn't get funding because Hollywood deemed original musicals 'dead' — the irony of Mia's audition scenes hits harder knowing this.
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