"La La Land"

"La La Land" tells a contemporary story in a retro style. The film pays homage to classic films in film history, including the most concentrated one. It's the fantasy sequence at the end of the film. The soundtrack is called "Epilogue". We can also call it "If the Hero and Heroine Are Together".

"Broadway Melody of 1940, 1940"

In the fantasy sequence of "La La Land", Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in Starlight The dancing on the dotted water is a reference to the classic segment in "Broadway Melody".

Stills from "Broadway Melody"

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"Casablanca" (1942)

Although not a is a musical, but "Casablanca" has appeared in "La La Land" many times.

For example, there is a huge portrait of Ingrid Bergman, the heroine of "Casablanca", on the wall of Emma Stone's room.

Portrait of Ingrid Bergman in "La La Land"

Another example, Emma Stone told Ryan Gosling after meeting him again in a coffee shop The window opposite is the window Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman looked out of in "Casablanca."

"Casablanca" stills

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For another example, like "Casablanca", "La La Land" Although the male and female protagonists in "The City" loved each other deeply, they both chose to leave. They went their separate ways but always enjoyed a beautiful love time in their hearts.

Even the music of both has similarities. There is "As Time Goes By" in "Casablanca" that evokes memories of the two of them. In "La La Land", Ryan Gosling played it when he first met Emma Stone, and deliberately played it again when they met again many years later. "Mia & Sebastian's Theme" played.

"On the Town" (1949)

A musical starring Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, telling the story of three sailors in New York .

"Spring in the City"

In "La La Land", the sailors appearing in the fantasy sequence pay tribute to "Spring in the City".

"An American in Paris" (1951)

Gene Kelly's classic musical.

"La La Land" borrows from the film in its fantasy sequences, such as the hand-painted Paris-themed backdrop.

"An American in Paris"

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Also, many of the sets and dancers from the fantasy sequence in "La La Land" The costumes are all based on "An American in Paris".

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"Singin' in the Rain" (1952)

Speaking of Hollywood musicals, "Singin' in the Rain" It is an absolutely unavoidable classic, and it is also Brother Bird's favorite among all musicals. The main creators of this film are still the musical duo Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly.

"Singin' in the Rain" is one of the films with the most tributes among all films in film history, and "La La Land" has paid tribute to this film many times. Director Damien Chazelle admitted that "Singin' in the Rain" was one of the inspirations for "La La Land".

The most obvious tribute shot is the shot of Ryan Gosling singing a song around a street lamp at night. This is also the most classic shot of "Singin' in the Rain".

"Singin' in the Rain"

"La La Land" Ryan Gosling walks around a street light

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone talk while talking The shot of the filming set on the street is also a tribute to "Singin' in the Rain".

"Singin' in the Rain"

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And in the fantasy sequence at the end of the film, "La La Land" borrows a lot from It also highlights the use of color, scenery, scene scheduling and other picture elements in "Singin' in the Rain".

"Singin' in the Rain"

"The Belle of New York" (1952) & "Everyone Says I Love You" (1996)

In the planetarium dance of "La La Land", Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone flew up and danced in a starry sky.

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PS: Seeing this scene, Brother Bird's first reaction was: Isn't this the test question? ! Are they going clockwise or counterclockwise? Take a closer look.

This imaginative scene is a tribute to "Beauty of New York" and "Everybody Says I Love You" directed by Woody Allen. In both films, there are shots of characters jumping and flying into the air, but there is no space as a background.

"New York Beauty"

"Everybody Says I Love You"

"The Band Wagon" (1953) & "Top Hat" ( Top Hat, 1935)

The classic scene of "Caravan" is when the hero Fred Astaire and the heroine Cyd Charisse dance in Central Park under the moonlight.

"Caravan"

There is also a double dance scene in "Top Hat", and the characters sit down and stand up to dance.

"Top Hat"

In "La La Land", the scene in which Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone dance under the moonlight in Los Angeles has received a lot of attention. The influence of "Caravan" and "Top Hat".

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"Rebel Without A Cause" (1955)

In "La La Land", Ryan Gosling asked Emma Stone to watch a movie, and the movie was "Betrayal Without a Cause."

"Betrayal Without a Cause"

It was this date that made Emma Stone leave her ex-boyfriend and fall into the arms of Ryan Gosling.

Gosling also imitated the character in the play and said a classic line of the film: I've got the bullets.

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone also performed a romantic dance in the planetarium that appeared in "Betrayal Without a Cause" and confirmed their relationship.

La La Land, sailing to the planetarium

The Red Balloon (1956)

This French film is not a A typical "movie", it's only 34 minutes long and full of poetry.

"Red Balloon"

In the fantasy sequence of "La La Land", there is a little boy holding a red balloon, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Walk past him. This short scene is a tribute to "The Red Ball".

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"Funny Face" (1957)

Director Stanley Donen, Audrey Hepburn A musical romantic comedy starring.

Stills of "Sweetie"

In the fantasy sequence of "La La Land", Emma Stone holds up a balloon in front of the Arc de Triomphe set. This scene is exactly It pays homage to Audrey Hepburn's scene in "Sweetie."

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"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964)

"La La Land" was deeply influenced by this Influenced by the French musical film directed by Jacques Demy, director Damien Chazelle admitted that this film was the same source of inspiration for "La La Land" as "Singin' in the Rain".

In "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg", a man and a woman who originally loved each other separated for some reason, and finally went their separate ways. After meeting by chance many years later, they found that they still had feelings for each other, but in order not to destroy each other, they Happy life, farewell again. "La La Land" is almost identical in story structure.

"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"

"The Young Girls of Rochefort" (1967)

Also a work by Jacques Demy. The highway traffic jam song and dance sequence at the beginning of "La La Land" pays homage to this film.

"Liu Meihuajiao"

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"Sweet Charity" (1969)

Ai The song and dance scene in which Ma Stone wears a dress and goes out after being persuaded by her roommates refers to the classic scene of this film in terms of color and dance.

"The Melody of Life"

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"Boogie Nights" (1996)

Video In the first act, there is a party scene where someone jumps into the swimming pool, and the camera shoots the lively scenes around the swimming pool from the perspective of the swimming pool.

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This shot pays homage to the pool party scene in "Boogie Nights".

"Boogie Nights"

"Moulin Rouge" (2001) & "Sleeping Beauty" (1959)

In "Philharmonic" During the planetarium dance of "The City", Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone held hands among the clouds.

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This scene pays homage to "Moulin Rouge" and "Sleeping Beauty."

"Moulin Rouge"

"Sleeping Beauty"

In addition to these films, "La La Land"'s greatest tribute to the art of film is the use of Hollywood gold The most common and traditional scenery effects, color textures and music colors of the era.