Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench2010
What makes this film worth watching?
An early musical from the director of LA LA LAND: "...a beautifully shot, rhythmically complex, wildly artistic, willfully eccentric quest for authenticity." - J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Starring
- Karen Adelman - Karen
- Anna Chazelle - Laura
- Bernard Chazelle - Paul
- Gonzalo Digenio - John
- Desiree Garcia - Madeline
- Frank Garvin - Frank
- Eli Gerstenlauer - Eli
- Keith Gross-Hill - Keith
- Kevin Harris - Kevin
- Andre Hayward - Andre
- Sandha Khin - Elena
- Moreen McCarthy - Landlord Maureen
- Jason Palmer - Guy
- Zerek Palmer - Zerek
- Alma Prelec - Alma
- Jerry Quinn - Landlord Jerry
- Willie Rodriguez - Willie
- Elizabeth Tingue - Sophie
- Eddie Wakes - Eddie
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Member Reviews (7)
i don't care
an interestin movie. Not great but fun to watch.
Perhaps if John Cassavetes had made a musical it might have looked a bit like this. The movement through the urban spaces is always forward and optimistic, though, which is why the music can't help but burst out.
disjointed
The story is flimsy and disjointed but the music is fantastic.
It's a true shoestring-budget original. Imagine if Shadows-era John Cassavettes was sent through time to 2010 and asked to direct a musical about lonely people searching for meaning in a big city. Between this and "Whiplash," writer-director Damien Chazelle has proved himself to be the real deal.
beautiful