Babylon (2022)

Directed by

Damien Chazelle

Genre

drama film, period drama film, historical drama

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 09m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3,817 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a group of characters in 1920s Hollywood as the industry shifts from silent films to sound. It shows their ambitions, excesses, and downfalls during this chaotic transition.

chaoticraucoussprawlingexcessivefreneticmelancholicepicdarkly comic

What happens

Babylon is a 2022 American epic period tragicomedy film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It features an ensemble cast that includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li. It chronicles the rise and fall of many characters during Hollywood's change from silent to sound films in the late 1920s. Chazelle began developing Babylon in July 2019, with Lionsgate Films as the frontrunner to acquire the project. It was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired worldwide rights in November 2019. Much of the main cast joined the project between January 2020 and August 2021, and filming took place in Los Angeles from July to October 2021. Babylon premiered at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles on November 14, 2022, and was released in the United States on December 23, 2022. It was met with a polarized response from critics upon release and was a box-office bomb, grossing $65 million against a production budget of $78–80 million and losing Paramount $87 million. It received five nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, winning Best Original Score), three nominations at the 76th British Academy Film Awards (winning Best Production Design) and three nominations at the 95th Academy Awards. In later years, the film is said to have developed a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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