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World Service,2 mins

La La Land's Damien Chazelle on the power of musicals

The Arts Hour

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Damien Chazelle, director of La La Land and Whiplash, reveals why he thinks musicals have a unique power, and how Gene Kelly helped him bond with Ryan Gosling in an interview with Front Row's John Wilson. Image: Damien Chazelle (R), director of La La Land, with Ryan Gosling Credit: Reuters//Danny Moloshok/File Photo

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