In 1926 Bel-Air, Los Angeles, Mexican immigrant Manuel 'Manny' Torres helps transport an elephant to a debauched bacchanal, rife with clotheslessness, copulation, and cocaine, at Kinoscope Studios executive Don Wallach's mansion. Despite this, the film received five nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, winning Best Original Score), nine nominations at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards (including Best Picture), three nominations at the 76th British Academy Film Awards, and three nominations at the 95th Academy Awards.

It was a box-office bomb, grossing $63 million against a production budget of $78–80 million. The film polarized critics, who generally praised its cinematography, score, editing, production design, lead performances and themes, but were sharply divided on its direction, screenplay, graphic content and runtime. Much of the main cast joined the project between January 2020 and August 2021, and filming took place in Los Angeles from July to October 2021.īabylon premiered at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles on November 14, 2022, and was released in the United States on December 23, 2022. It was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired worldwide rights in November 2019.

The film chronicles the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood's transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s.Ĭhazelle began developing the film in July 2019, with Lionsgate Films as the frontrunner to acquire the project. It features an ensemble cast that includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li. Babylon is a 2022 American epic black comedy period drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle.

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