American director Damien Chazelle, winner of an Oscar and Golden Globe for the film La La Land, will be a guest of the National Cinema Museum in Turin on October 24. During the master class at 18.30 in the Temple Hall of the Mole, Antonelliana Chazelle will receive the “Stella della Mole” award. Then, at 8:30 p.m. at Cinema Massimo, he will present a screening of his latest film, Babel, a dark drama set in 1920s Hollywood starring stars such as Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt.
Chazelle said he was honored to receive the award and to return to Turin, where he premiered his first film 14 years ago. He fondly recalled the beauty of the city, the Film Museum and the feeling of traveling back in time through film history. For the director, Italian cinema was of great importance, and returning to Italy, the country of directors such as Fellini, Pasolini and Visconti, is a unique feeling.
The president of the Cinema Museum, Enzo Guigo, identified Chazelle as a genius of our time, destined to leave an indelible mark on the history of cinema. He emphasized how Chazelle’s love for the golden age of Hollywood was evident in the extraordinary excellence of his films. The Film Museum wants to celebrate this love of classic and contemporary narrative cinema by bringing it to the public and visitors.
Cinema Museum director Domenico De Gaetano emphasized the emotional range of Chazelle’s visual brands. From his meticulous editing to his masterful use of long takes and elegant full-length cinematography, the director demonstrates supreme mastery of the visual aesthetics of his films.
Original article: A few days after Tim Burton, on Tuesday, October 24, another star of the National Cinema Museum will arrive in Turin: Damien Chazelle, the American director who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the film La La Land. He will receive the “Stella della Mole” award during the master class, which will take place at 18:30 in the Aule del Tempio della Mole Antonelliana; at 8:30 p.m. at Cinema Massimo he will present a screening of his dark drama Babylon (2022), set in 1920s Hollywood with a star-studded cast that includes Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt. “I am honored to receive this award and to return to Turin, where I submitted my first film to the competition 14 years ago,” says Chazelle. This visit will forever remain one of my fondest memories: the beauty of the city, the Cinema Museum, the feeling of traveling back in time through the history of cinema. Italian cinema has had a great influence on me, and so to be here again – in the land of Fellini, Pasolini and Visconti – is an emotion in itself.” Damien Chazelle “is undoubtedly a genius of our time, destined to leave his indelible mark on the history of cinema,” says Enzo Guigo, President of the Museum of Cinema – President of the National Film Museum. “His love for the golden age of Hollywood shines through in the stunning excellence of his films: the same love for classic narrative cinema and contemporary world cinema that we want to celebrate at our museum, passing it on to the public and visitors.” Domenico De Gaetano, director of the Museum of Cinema, emphasizes “the emotional range of Chazelle’s visual features, which range from careful editing to the virtuoso use of long takes and elegant full-length cinematography.”