Damien Chazelleis a bit tired.
The idea forBabylonfirst came to the writer-director shortly after he moved to Los Angeles in the late 2000s.
Here, Chazelle reveals what inspired him and how it all plays out in his eagerly awaited film.
Margot Robbie and Diego Calva in ‘Babylon’.Scott Garfield/Paramount
“The early talkies are really hemmed in, and it feels like this total, catastrophic loss.”
So much of it was literally wide-open," he says.
I wanted audiences to feel the soil and the dust and the dirt."
The 1927 film ‘Sunrise’.20th Century Fox/Everett
You turn a corner and it’s complete confection."
Most of the film’s characters are fictional, but based in reality.
Sin city
The film’s title is a nod to its ultimate inspiration.
Brad Pitt and Diego Calva in ‘Babylon’.Scott Garfield/Paramount
Chazelle says he became interested in “stories about societies in transition” throughout history.
“It’s like the story of Los Angeles itself.”
Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers and Clara Bow in the 1927 film ‘Wings’.Donaldson Collection/Getty
