Mija, who loves old Hollywood films, aspires to become an actress, but for now she just pours coffee at a film studio café. Sebastian, a young jazz pianist, dreams of opening a music club, but is forced to play banal tunes in bars owned by others. The young men cross paths and another love story that will go down in the history of romantic musicals. "California Dreams is notable for its reveries on classics, its memorable cinematography and choreography, but the most beautiful part of the film is the mesmerising relationship between the lead actors, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. The film's director, Damien Chazelle, compares the talented duo to legendary film couples such as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.