Damien Chazelle On Babylon's Fantastic Jean Smart Speech And That Bravura Ending [Exclusive Interview]

Dec 23 2022 by /Film

 

The following post contains spoilers for "Babylon."

In 2009, Damien Chazelle made his feature directorial debut with the little-seen indie "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench." That same year, he pitched a producer the idea for "Babylon," a sprawling period piece which would show the darker side of Hollywood's transition from silent films to talkies. At the time, the producer considered it an "impossible" movie to make, so it was put on the back burner. Chazelle went on to write and direct...

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