La La Land is a passion project for writer/director Damien Chazelle, whose first feature was the astounding Whiplash . Chazelle actually wrote La La Land first but got soundly rejected for pitching the concept of an original musical infused with nostalgia and celebrating the Hollywood milieu. After the success of Whiplash, Chazelle had a little Qedlk. La La Land may not have won the Best Picture Oscar that it seemed destined to take home, but the city of Los Angeles Note: This article discusses plot points from La La Land. By. Lamb to the Slaughter. The story begins with Mary Maloney faithfully waiting for her husband Patrick to come home from his job as a detective. Six months pregnant and happy in her marriage, she eagerly watches the clock while she sews. When Patrick arrives, she is ready to hang up his coat, prepare a drink for him, and sit in silence with him

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