Includes a conversation with Damien Chazelle

Since starting his film career in 2009, writer/director Damien Chazelle has made an enormous splash in the movies. His collection of work starts with the 2009 short film Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench to the 2013 short Whiplash, which he expanded into the feature version of Whiplash the following year. The full-length Whiplash won three Academy Awards® for Best Supporting Actor (for J.K. Simmons), Best Editing and Best Sound Mixing. Chazelle’s bone-deep love of music and film has taken him from Guy and Madeline to his newest work, 2016’s La La Land, a full-blown musical—made in Cinemascope—that’s a tribute to the genre, the transformational (and transitory) power of love and a look at Los Angeles. Chazelle comes to the Bing Theater to discuss his work and life. And following the one-on-one conversation, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Jacques Demy’s classic 1964 musical about songs, love and a dream—and a major influence on Chazelle himself—will be shown.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964, 91 min, color | Written by Jacques Demy; directed by Jacques Demy; with Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo

Ticketing Information

$15 for Film Independent and LACMA Film Club members. Members of these two groups can purchase tickets starting at 12 pm on Thursday, December 15. Limit two tickets per membership. Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period.

$20 for LACMA members, students with valid ID and seniors (65+); $25 for the general public. Members of these four groups can purchase tickets starting at 12 pm on Thursday, December 22. Two ticket limit.

PLEASE NOTE: Pre-reserved tickets for this event can be picked up at LACMA’s Ticket Office, located in the Hammer Building, on the day of the event—as early as 11 am. Tickets are for general, unreserved seating. Ticketed guests must be in their seat at the advertised start time of the event or seat(s) may be released. All ticket sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. Program and guest participation subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Tickets are nontransferable and can only be picked up by the individual who purchased or reserved them.