Shortly after completing the film, a friend suggested to writer/director Damien Chazelle to watch Barry Jenkins's film Medicine for Melancholy (2008) given it was another black and white contemporary film gaining momentum among the indie circuit. Ironically, a friend of Barry Jenkins' told him to watch Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009) shortly after completing his film. Both directors were up for several Academy Awards in 2017 for their films La La Land (2016) and Moonlight (2016) respectively and only discovered this after speaking to one another during The Hollywood Report's Oscar's Roundtable.
The concept was later re-used for Damien Chazelle's 2016 film, "La La Land".
Debut feature film of director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz, who also worked together on Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018).
The names Guy and Madeline are most likely a reference to Guy and Madeleine, one of the 2 couples of lovers in the french musical "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg", Damien Chazelle's all-time favorite film.
As of February 5, 2023. This is the shortest film directed by Damien Chazelle. With a run Time of 1 hour and 24 minutes/ 84 minutes.
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By what name was Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009) officially released in Canada in English?
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