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How much do you really know about La La Land? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, but the award was briefly given to the wrong movie.

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At the 2017 Oscars, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty mistakenly announced 'La La Land' as Best Picture winner before it was corrected to 'Moonlight.' This was due to a backstage envelope mix-up.

2.

Ryan Gosling learned to play piano entirely from scratch for his role in the film.

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Gosling had no prior piano experience and practiced for two hours daily over three months to perform all the piano pieces himself without a hand double.

3.

The opening freeway dance sequence was filmed on a closed section of the I-105 in Los Angeles.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

It was actually filmed on a closed portion of the I-110, not the I-105. The filmmakers chose this specific interchange for its iconic L.A. feel and logistical feasibility.

4.

John Legend improvised most of his lines in the film, including the dialogue in the band practice scene.

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Legend stuck closely to the script. The band practice scene was heavily choreographed and rehearsed, with Legend's dialogue written by Chazelle to contrast Sebastian's jazz purism.

5.

The film's original ending had Mia and Sebastian staying together happily ever after.

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Damien Chazelle always intended the bittersweet ending where they part ways. Test audiences preferred a happier ending, but Chazelle kept the original to maintain emotional impact.

6.

Mia's green dress in the Griffith Observatory scene was inspired by a dress worn by Ingrid Bergman in a 1940s film.

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Costume designer Mary Zophres based the dress on one worn by Ingrid Bergman in 'Notorious' (1946). The color and cut were chosen to evoke classic Hollywood romance and contrast with the starry night.

7.

The film's soundtrack was recorded in a single take for each song to capture live energy.

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Songs were recorded in multiple takes and pieced together in post-production. The actors sang live on set during filming, but the final tracks were polished in a studio later.

8.

Emma Stone's audition for the film was the first time she and director Damien Chazelle met in person.

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Chazelle had only spoken to Stone over Skype for 'Whiplash' casting. For 'La La Land,' she came in to sing 'Audition (The Fools Who Dream)' live, and he cast her on the spot.

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