The nightmarish underside of the dream factory: how Babylon captures Hollywood in the 1920s
- Written by Jennifer Frost, Associate Professor, University of Auckland
Paramount PicturesIn his latest film, Babylon, director Damien Chazelle presents a very different vision of the home of America’s motion picture industry than he did in his Oscar-winning 2016 film, La La Land.
Instead of a romantic, wistful homage to the dream of Hollywood stardom and success, Babylon reveals the nightmarish underside of...





