Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

Name: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Director: Damien Chazelle
Released: 2010-03-28T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 5.4

2010 · TMDB 5.4

Directed by Damien Chazelle

After connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and turns punctuated by an original score, the two lovers seem destined to be together.

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Damien Chazelle's micro-budget debut acts as the rough prototype for La La Land, testing his core themes of jazz, young romance, and creative obsession.

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Jason Palmer Desiree Garcia Sandha Khin Frank Garvin Bernard Chazelle Eli Gerstenlauer Andre Hayward Maureen McCarthy Pablo S. Torre Alma Prelec Keith Gross-Hill Willie Rodriguez

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Runtime: 83 min
Released: 2010-03-28
Studio: Varilight Films
Country: United States of America
Language: French
TMDB score: 5.4

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Damien Chazelle's micro-budget debut acts as the rough prototype for La La Land, testing his core themes of jazz, young romance, and creative obsession.