520 things you need to know to watch "City of Philharmonic"

Robyn 2022-03-20 09:01:09

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The English name of the movie La La Land has two meanings. One is that the story takes place in Los Angeles, or Los Angeles for short. The second is alluding to the fact that Los Angeles and Hollywood are realizing their dreams, or are they unrealistic dreams and fantasy land?

>>>>>The film was shot in 2015, during the sweltering heat, which took 8 weeks.

>>>>>The filming location of the opening dance Another Day of Sun, the slope highway, is the shooting location of the 1995 classic scene of "Life and Death"-the bus leap. The interrupted part of "Speed ​​of Life" was removed by CGI.

Life and Death Hourly Stills

Classic leap

>>>>>The script of the film was completed in 2010. The director is Damian Chazell, and his last work was "Burst Drummer".

>>>>> "City of Philharmonic" won 14 Golden Globe nominations, breaking the records held by "Titanic" 1999 and "Comet Beauty" 1950. In the end, "Philharmonic" was awarded 7 out of 7 and became the most awarded film, setting a new record.

Comet Beauty 1950

>>>>>On the day of shooting the opening dance, the outdoor temperature was as high as 43 degrees Celsius. Each actor has two different costumes, which they change quickly during breaks. In order to avoid being caught by the camera, the choreographer Mandy Moore hides under the car and directs the actors.

>>>>>Gao Commander (the male protagonist Ryan Gosling, known as the High Commander) practiced piano solo for 2 hours a day, six days a week, before the shooting started. When shooting started, he was so awesome that he didn't need CGI or manual replacement anymore. In the film, another actor who has received professional piano training, John Legend (played by Case), is jealous of the high commander's rapid learning skills.

>>>>>When shooting the purple sunset on the top of Hollywood Hill, the crew had only 30 minutes to film the purple sunset on the top of Hollywood Hill. Commander Gao and Sister Stone (the heroine Emma Stone, Emma Stone, Stone means stone) shoot 5 times a day. After each shooting, they both have to return to the starting point. The assistant smashes the sweat on their bodies, and then , Dance, start again.

>>>>>Due to the schedule conflict, Emma Watson turned down the offer to play the heroine in "City of Philharmonic", and starred in the beauty in "Beauty and the Beast". I dropped the offer to star in "Beauty and the Beast" (Gao Commander, do you have any opinion on Emma?). Both films are musicals.

Hermione in Harry Potter, Emma Watson

Beauty and the beast

>>>>>In "Burst Drummer", the male and female protagonists are playing the song "When I Wake" when they are dating. In "City of Philharmonic", the male and female protagonists are also discussing jazz on stage. The same performance is "When I Wake".

Burst Drummer

>>>>>Emma Stone’s personal experience is exactly the same as her character Mia: The story in the film takes place in Los Angeles, and the heroine drops out of college, still chasing acting dreams. Emma was also a drop-out child and went to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of acting as an actress when she was 15 years old.

Emma Stone

Wall painting from Ingrid Bergman

>>>>>In the movie, the director's wife Olivia Hamilton plays a female customer who asks for a refund for desserts at a coffee shop. Can you find it?

On the left is the director’s wife Olivia Hamilton, on the right is the director

>>>>>Commander Gao used "pisi-kaka" twice in the film. This is Hungarian, which means "feces and urine", which means unimportant. Commander Gao lived in Budapest, Hungary for 5 months for the filming of "Blade Runner 2049", and achieved success in his studies. This word is his great love.

pisi-kaka

New vocabulary get√

The image of High Commander in "Blade Runner 2049"

>>>>>"City of Philharmonic" premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2016, and it is still the top song and dance film on IMDb. No. 51.

>>>>>In the film, the heroine Mia was interrupted when the director answered the phone when she auditioned for an emotional drama. Inspired by the real experience of the high commander during the audition.

>>>>>When looking for a car in the film, Commander Gao said that he can put the car key under his mouth to increase the signal. This is indeed useful, but it will not cause cancer. Because the transmission frequency of most car keys can resonate well with water, and there is a lot of water in the human brain.

Try another day

>>>>>The director decided to see Emma's Sally Bowles in the Broadway musical Cabaret.

Emma Stone

**Cabaret, originated in France in 1881, refers to the concert in the hotel. The Moulin Rouge we know well is one of the scripts.

>>>>>Two closed locations were activated during the filming of the guide: the Rialto Theater in South Pasadena and the Angels Flight Railway in downtown Los Angeles.

Yato Theater

Angel Railway

Angel Railway

The Angel Railway is one of the famous local landmarks and the shortest funicular railway in the world. It is closed due to safety issues

>>>>>At the beginning of the film, Commander Gao heard a radio broadcast in the car: "Three Oscar winners, including Shakespeare in Love in 1998..." It may refer to the fashion designer Sandy Powell, who was nominated 9 times for her "Flying "Home" 2004, "Young Victoria" 2009, "Shakespeare in Love" 1998 won three Oscars.

Costume designer Sandy Powell

>>>>> Emma's light yellow dress was originally reserved for rehearsals, but she liked it so much that she was finally allowed to appear in the feature film.

>>>>>This film is actually the third cooperation between Commander Gao and Sister Stone. The first two were "Crazy Stupid Love" 2011 and "Gangster Legend" 2013. Coincidentally, the story backgrounds of the three films are all Los Angeles.

Gangster Legend

Crazy and stupid love, it turns out you guys have sex

>>>>>The costume designer Mary Zophres' favorite set of clothes in this film is the white dress worn by Emma at the end of the film.

>>>>>Commander Ben Gao and Sister Stone were originally going to star in "Focus" 2015, but then these two roles were given to Margot Robbie and Will Smith.

focus

>>>>>JK Simmons played a musical conductor who is obsessed with jazz in the previous film "Burst Drummer" by director Damian Shazel, and in this film he hates jazz.

If you don't agree, you will swear

>>>>>The male protagonist in the film has never been officially introduced to the female protagonist Mia, and the female protagonist Mia has never given her name. Is this the same for couples in reality?

-If you don't call your male ticket, how do you call him?

-Call him X~

-Why?

-Because he always calls me Y~

>>>>>Actor JK Simmons and John Legend John Legend are both Oscar winners. In 2015, John Legend won the Oscar for Best Original Song by singing the Selma theme song "Glory" in the movie "Selma", and JK Simmons won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his outstanding performance of "Burst Drummer".

On the right is John Legend

JK Simmons

>>>>>Mia mentioned in the film that there is a radio station called KJAZZ in her hometown. Mia played Emma Stone and grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, where KJAZZ is the Phoenix Market City shopping mall. Of a radio station. KJAZZ 88.1 is also the station of Los Angeles Jazz and Blues.

>>>>>Mi director Damian Chazelle’s sister, Anna Chazelle, is the assistant in charge of photography when Mia is played in the film. You can also find her at the beginning of the film, just jump. The red girl in lap dance.

>>>>>Mia told Seber that she could have become a lawyer, and in the two co-starred in "Crazy Stupid Love", Emma played a law graduate.

Crazy stupid love stills

>>>>>The roof of the car is squashed. The rehearsal for this scene must have been very hard.

>>>>>Emma filmed the final audition Fools Who Dream 9 times, and the director chose the second one.

>>>>>At the end of the movie, Mia’s second scene is not to synchronize Emma’s mouth with the recorded audio, but the film’s composer Justin Hurwitz plays live to Emma’s rhythm next door. The director said that this was done for Ai. Ma’s largest on-site control.

>>>>>The sci-fi style 3D keyboard (Roli Seaboard) used by Seber in the concert of the messenger band is expensive, produced by the large musical instrument manufacturer Roli, and the price is 5,000 US dollars.

>>>>>The opening of the movie Mia and Seber stopped at a filming set, and the two of them danced and walked on this set at the end of the movie.

Title

Credits

pay tribute

>>>>>The first one must be "Song in the Rain".

Philharmonic City Stills

Song in the Rain 1952

>>>>>In the one-actor drama book written by the heroine Mia, you can see that the heroine's name is Genevieve, which may be a tribute to the French film Les Parapluies de Cherbourg "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" 1964. The latter heroine played as Catherine Deneuve. "The Umbrella of Cherbourg" is also the favorite of director Damian, and Philharmonic is deeply influenced by it.

Cherbourg's Umbrellas 1964

>>>>>At the end of the film, Mia pays tribute to Audrey Hepburn's classic scene in "Sweet Sister" Funny Face.

Philharmonic City

Sweet sister 1957

Audrey Hepburn with a balloon in "Sweet Sister"

>>>>>Ai At the end of the movie, Mia and Seber danced and walked through a gas station shooting scene, paying tribute to the scene of the last Esso gas station in "The Umbrella of Cherbourg". It also pays tribute to Ed Ruscha, a visual artist in Los Angeles, who designed the standard color of red and white for gas stations.

The Umbrella of Cherbourg, 1964

Standard Gas Station in red and white

Famous designer Ed Ruscha

>>>>>Mia mentioned a window used in Casablanca 1942 when introducing Warner Bros.’s open-air studio to Cyberspace.

Philharmonic City Stills

North Africa spy stills

>>>>> In another version presented at the end of the credits, the two danced and changed scenes. This is probably a tribute to the 1951 film "An American in Paris", which also ends with the same routine. .

An American in Paris 1951

>>>>> In the fairy tale version presented at the end of the credits, there is a child with a red balloon, paying tribute to the 1956 French fantasy film "Red Balloon" Le Ballon Rouge.

Philharmonic City

Red Balloon Stills 1956

>>>>Mia mentioned that the plot of a movie she wants to be on the second side is similar to "Rebellion Without a Cause". On the second side, she is wearing a red jacket. One of the classics in "Rebellion Without a Cause" is also the red jacket of the male protagonist.

The expression is also very similar

Rebellion without a cause 1955

>>>>>When Mia introduced the set to Seber, the two stopped to stop, and then pushed an ad version of "Guy and Madeleine on a Park Bench" 2009, which was directed by Damian Chazelle Virgo is also a musical.

Guy and Madeleine on a park bench 2009

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>>>>>When the clocks in Paris and 12 o'clock appeared at the end of the film, many people felt that they missed Van Gogh's starry sky. In fact, this is a magical moment. Like "Midnight Paris", everything is changed at this moment. The male protagonist of "Midnight Paris" traveled to 1920. In "City of Philharmonic", there is a difference between reality and fairy tales. High Commander and Rachel Adams co-starred in "The Notebook of Love", and Rachel starred in "Midnight Paris".

Midnight Paris 2011

>>>>>There are many places in the film to pay tribute to "The Bourne of North Africa". On the wall next to Mia's bed is Ingrid Bergman's wall painting. The male protagonist of "Bourgge of North Africa" ​​has a bar named after him, Rick's, and Seber's bar in "City of Philharmonic" is called Seb's. Both the heroines of the two films visit the bar with their new partner, and the same piano performance hints at the old relationship between the hero and the heroine.

>>>>>At the end of the film, Mia was pulled closer to the jazz bar by her husband, as a tribute to the movie "The Unstoppable Miracle" 1995 That Thing You do. "The Unstoppable Miracle" star Tom Everett Scott, Tom Everett Scott, played Mia's husband. In "The Miracle" he asked the driver to find a bar where he played authentic jazz.

Unstoppable miracle

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I ran into friends in the movie theater. I thought I could talk for a while after the film ended, but I didn't want to leave in a hurry with tears on my face.

"City of Philharmonic" is a song and dance film, it shows us passionate and graceful dance without any sense of disobedience. "City of Philharmonic" is a romance film that allows us to witness a romantic love. In fact, the core of "City of Philharmonic" and "Burst Drummer" are still about the struggle between dreams and reality, but "Philharmonic" is more like a fairy tale.

The hostess Mia Mia is a studio girl who works part-time in a coffee shop and dreams of becoming a Hollywood star. The male protagonist Seb Seb does not have a stable job. He wanders the night scene of a roadside restaurant all day, and has an almost paranoid pursuit of jazz.

Two people with their own dreams met in Los Angeles. The two people did not wipe out the spark of love, but more of encouragement and support for each other's dreams. Mia recognized every street and every scene in Hollywood. Seber is full of admiration for every great jazz musician. The love of art and the persistence of dreams brought them together.

Love makes two people more blind and brave. The two people continue to encourage each other and draw strength from each other. They both feel the sublime and purity of each other's dreams, and they feel the helplessness of reality even more. Cybernetic plans to form his own band and continue to wander the night market, but the occasional income allows him to keep his dreams in his heart. Mia’s repeated auditions have caused her disgust and fear, but she has always supported Seber’s plan to form a band.

Mia and her mother called and reported her boyfriend's reality tactfully. Seber sat alone in the room, quietly looking at the leaky ceiling, but was struggling with pain that only men understand. Seber, who has a paranoid pursuit of pure jazz, hates the new style of music by his friend Keith, but this is also his only source of stable income. In order to stabilize his life, Seber chose to join Case's band. He has a steady and substantial income, but he plays music that he hates. With his talents, he can easily shine in the concert.

At the beginning of the concert, the soft lights shone on Seber, and the familiar piano sound rang, as if Mia was attracted for the first time.

However, when the noisy music came in, Mia could see the audience’s love and excitement, but she knew deeply that this was not the “purest” jazz that Cybertron was pursuing in her heart. It was not what she knew, that never Cyberjay who will kill the jazz.

Their quality of life has indeed improved a lot. Before the tour, the heart-warming Seber prepared a candlelight dinner for Mia. The core topic before the separation was not the length of the separation, but whether Seber was playing his favorite music.

Seber was vague, but Mia knew that it was definitely not the jazz that Seber wanted. Two people who pursued art, Cybertron was the first to compromise. Mia couldn't believe that no one likes Sir would say this sentence from Seber. When Seber said "We are going to mature", the pure jazz story seems to become a fairy tale that only exists in the children's world.

The immature Mia firmly believed in the fairy tale and walked away, but the two people's different opinions sprouted and took root in each other's hearts. The most dramatic moment happened here. Mia finished her script and held the performance at her own expense.

Seber shoots a blockbuster for a band he doesn't like. Under the guidance of the photographer, he puts on a variety of cool and focused looks. He lowers his head at a 45-degree angle and bit his lip, listening to the photographer's "sincere" compliment, and pretending to behave. Just like the music he is playing now, it is clearly annoying to him, but for a stable income, he looks at the cheering audience under the colorful neon lights, pretending to be intoxicated.

After stroking the keyboard and Seber playing a few jazz notes of his own, he gradually understood the fairy tale that Mia insisted on. He returned to his own music arena, and people were intoxicated by the notes he played. Although he might not be able to mumble, he was able to have a smile from the heart.

However, at this time, Mia was overwhelmed by reality. The debut failed, Mia's heart could no longer bear the torment of failure to go home and cultivate. At this time, Cyber ​​Persuaded Mia in an almost crazy way. The ghost knew how he found Mia's natal family, and the courage to know where he came from was long honking the horn in a strange neighborhood in the middle of the night.

At this time, Mia and Seber formed a sharp contrast, one insisted and the other compromised. Seber's persuasion seemed hysterical, and Mia, who was at a trough in her life, did not dare to speak loudly. Finally, Mia decided to go to the second side. That impromptu, seemingly absurd story, is the core of the film.

My aunt's house is in paris
She often tells me stories abroad
She jumped into the river
Barefoot
With a smile
Cold river
She has a cold for a month
But said
She wants to jump into the Seine

And here's to the ones, dedicated this song to those who dream
Crazy, as they may seem
They may look crazy, silly, here's to the hearts that break, here's to the mess we make
I will always remeber the flame
I will always remember that flame

For everyone who pursues dreams, the dream is the Seine. No matter how cold they are, they will never hesitate. This is the most persistent and pure pursuit of dreams, just like the jazz pursued by Cyberspace, this persistent and pure is slowly being swallowed up by reality and dying.

Five years later, both of them realized their dreams, Mia became a Hollywood star, and Seber formed his own jazz band. But everything has a price.

Because of a person, Mia fell in love with jazz, but when she was immersed in the purest jazz charm, the person next to him stopped talking about jazz with him. Saber is still sitting in front of the piano, with his fingers slipping, playing the purest jazz in his mind, while the person listening is sitting under the stage, holding someone else's hand.

Both had dreams, but lost each other. This is the greatest price paid for dreams. Any dream requires a certain economic foundation. Love without financial support will eventually be tortured by reality.

The director completed the script in 2010, but no one was willing to invest. Many producers also suggested that he change the ending to a happy ending. But Damian insisted on this ending, because it was the most realistic representation of the cruelty of life.

We don’t know what happened in five years. Only knowing that the obsessive Seber changed the name he insisted on and named the bar Seb's. Sitting in front of the piano, everything from the past seemed to be presented before his eyes. Stroking the keys, he chose the one he played when he first met Mia.

That is the music he yearns for, only the person he has yearned for.

In familiar music, they can find fairy tales that they used to insist on. In fairy tales, they support each other, get married and have children. When the music ended, they all opened their realistic eyes. As that song sings:

That now our dream finally come ture

Finally, our dreams have all come true

But lost each other

Look back at each other

That sentence is still written on the corner of the other person’s mouth

I will always love you

I will always love you

To those who still have no hesitation in jumping into the Seine

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La La Land quotes

  • Mia: [singing] And here's to the fools who dream / Crazy as they may seem. / Here's to the hearts that break. / Here's to the mess we make.

  • Sebastian: I guess I'll see you in the movies.