A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Babylon, directed by Damien Chazelle and released in 2022, is a captivating drama set in the golden age of Hollywood in the late 1920s. The film follows a young woman named Anne, played by Margot Robbie, who aspires to become a screenwriter in a male-dominated industry.
Along the way, she encounters a range of colorful characters, including a leading man named Max, played by Brad Pitt, and a ruthless studio head named William Randolph Hearst, played by John C. Reilly. The movie explores the dark side of Hollywood, highlighting the sacrifices that people are willing to make in order to succeed, and the corrupting influence of power and ambition.