Playing Among the Stars

<p>Expertly steered by Nathan Réra these conversations showcase Chazelle's deep and wide-ranging knowledge of cinema history and his mastery of film-making technique.</p><p>They guide the reader from Chazelle's little-seen debut the student feature film <em>Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench</em> (featuring music by his Harvard roommate-turned regular composer Justin Hurwitz) through his triple-Oscar-winning breakthrough <em>Whiplash</em> and on to his acclaimed partnership with Ryan Gosling on <em>La La Land</em> - which made Chazelle the youngest ever recipient of the Oscar for Best Director - and the Neil Armstrong biopic <em>First Man</em>.</p><p>Réra also discusses Chazelle's screenplays for other directors including <em>10 Cloverfield Lane</em> and <em>Grand Piano</em> and brings his filmography up to date with chapters on his Netflix series <em>The Eddy </em>and his extravagantly epic dramatization of the early days of Hollywood <em>Babylon</em>.</p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Less a question-and-answer session between interviewer and interviewee more a genuine dialogue between two articulate and devoted cinema enthusiasts </span><em>Playing Among the Stars</em> is a must-read for admirers of one of the 21st-century's most important American film-makers and all students of contemporary cinema.</p>