Under the Influence: Damien Chazelle on À NOS AMOURS

The Oscar-winning director of LA LA LAND explains how an early encounter with Maurice Pialat’s À NOS AMOURS taught him to mix spontaneity and surprise into his own highly stylized worlds.

[@Arieljaay]

Damien Chazelle closet picks also maybe??

[@23Beezer]

I love how Damien always looks 40% passionate and 60% pissed off.

[@davidcruz7221]

The Blu Cru 😂 perfect description

[@midkrylegda7887]

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway change him forever. Poor Damien 😔

[@mstoj1386]

Probably annoyed and not trying to fuck up his job, trying to be a top director is a top job

[@CarlHH777]

Chazelle always sounds like he just woke up.

[@davidcruz7221]

Finally have this dude on here.

[@justinhenry4102]

This was excellent all around.

[@BmacBro]

haven't seen the film but it seems like call me by your name took a lot of influence from it also

[@saintlaurentdon2725]

you’re correct. pretty sure Luca said it was the biggest influence

[@kmanet4118]

Rohmer was the strongest influence then Pialat and Renoir.

[@CC-dd6fm]

People talk about Rohmer, and perhaps visually yes, but in terms of dialogue and pacing I think Pialat has more of an impact.

[@felipeneriesparza5283]

ive aways said that Maurice Pialat is a genre

[@yorkira]

Just saw First Man on IMAX. Insanely awesome Mr. Chazelle

[@seanramsdell4172]

I'm glad I listened to his LLL commentary track

[@kikimiki6684]

I really liked this film the first time i saw it. I had some thoughts similar to his but he gave me a new perspective. Will watch it again tonight. Thank you criterion

[@rishshortfilms]

Still waiting on that Damien Chazelle closet picks.

[@1997residente]

Chazelle has directed a Psychological drama,a romantic musical and a Biopic. I wonder what will be his next project. An erotic Thriller? A horror Film? He is as diversive as Alan Parker

[@ivanbonet4]

Two romantic musicals.
The genre isn't important. All his movies have ambition and love in its core. Those are his themes.

[@midkrylegda7887]

Or Stanley Kubrick ;) I think Chazelle should do sci-fi or crime movie now.

[@TuanNguyen-ko9wz]

There are a lot of directors at the moment with more diverse filmography than Chazelle: Ben Wheatley, David Gordon Green, etc. I mean I like him a lot, but his "diversity" isn't that unique.

[@bucklakelukie]

maybe a guy and Madeline criterion release?

[@jonathanhogg9554]

Did not expected to see Damien reviewing my favorite movie

[@federico792]

agree

[@evanwolf6618]

A nose amour

[@2Majesties]

Directors do better work when they don't obsess about verisimilitude. Good directors make their own realness & authenticity.

[@Ladychopsticks]

His films are SO unrelated to Pialat and lack the elements he is speaking of. good taste in movies, though

[@rodrigomarincortez2451]

In some scenes of La la land is the essence of Pialat, in the sense that everything happens strangely.

[@alejandrochavez3895]

Probably why he also mentions that he could never do nor would he dare try making them the same way

[@rishshortfilms]

Have you seen Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench? I know he mentioned it in this video already but you might find a few connections.

[@stubrown6925]

First, man!

[@nicolej6358]

Ha! Great wordplay

[@sparkfilms558]

First!!!!

[@guscruz2]

It’s cool that he appreciates Pialat, but he has absolutely nothing interesting to say here. Kind of embarrassing to watch