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Wednesday
Feb122020

The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson's latest

by Murtada Elfadl

Wes Anderson’s new movie, The French Dispatch, is about a fictional weekly magazine that was inspired by The New Yorker. That’s big news for this writer who got their subscription while still a teenager, and used to look at the “goings on about town” and imagine living in New York, while being so far away in Khartoum. Immediately the film shoots to the top of my most anticipated for the year...

Anderson also has been a New Yorker fan since he was a teen-ager, and is known to be a collector of the magazine, going back to editions from the 1940s. For some reason he set the story in France, and the journalists there are mostly American correspondents investigating several stories that will be dramatized in the film. The trailer shows bits in color and others in black and white to show the contrast between the editorial offices of the magazine of the title, and the stories being investigated.

Here’s the official synopsis:

The film is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th Century French city and brings to life a collection of stories published in ‘The French Dispatch’ magazine.


As usual the cast is to die for, mostly full of  returning Anderson regulars. Benicio Del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Timothee Chalamet, Lea Seydoux, Owen Wilson, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Stephen Park and Bill Murray get top billing in the trailer. Others include Bob Balaban, Jeff Goldblum, Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan, Edward Norton, Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith and Liev Schriber. 

What do you think of the trailer?

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Reader Comments (23)

The trailer invites repeat viewings. Glad Anjelica Huston is a participant despite just being a narrator.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered Commenter/3rtful

Can’t wait! Wes anderson is always a pleasure to watch and what a cast!
These actors have won 9 oscars out of 34 nomination! (Counting winslet who is not listed on the poster ) isn’t this a kind of a record?

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterAmirfarhang

I can't tell any of these Wes Anderson movies apart anymore.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterDAVID

Looks terrific, with a great cast. I'm especially excited about Moss's presence.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered Commenterjules

Also one of my most anticipated films for the coming year.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterTravis

The trailer made me laugh! I don't in general go for Anderson's films - but I loved The Grand Budapest Hotel and so I'll always check out whatever he brings out. And this has tonnes of actors I like and a fun setting. Could be good!

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterEdward L.

I'm seeing this opening weekend. It looks so incredible. I love Wes Anderson.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered Commenterthevoid99

I'm taking this is not a "yes, no, maybe so" because there's no reason why anybody would be anything but a yes?

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered Commenterajnrules

I am not interested in acting, but I have to say I would love to play some small role in a Wes Anderson film. (Just acted in short films, though, small roles, not born for that hahaha, will never win an Oscar)

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterJesus A

Milena Canonero has just won her fifth Oscar

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered Commentercal roth

I'd personally be waiting to see trailers for films like THE WITCHES before I start claiming costume Oscars for next year. :-)

But yes, this looks great.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterTravis C

Yes.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterArkaan

The poster is also dreamy.

This is the guy who made it: https://www.instagram.com/javi_aznarez/

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterPeggy Sue

It looks fantastic I love directors with a signature aesthetics

Specially the contrast of black & white and color looks interesting.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterCésar Gaytán

wasnt kate winslet supposed to be in this?

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterAB

Just your daily (sporadic) reminder that Renée Zellweger is a two-time Academy Award winning Actress.

February 12, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterNathaniel (ka)R(ma)

Timothée's Hair!

February 13, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterHustler

so Winslet was kicked out of the cast?

February 13, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterIBEATMERYL

Wahaha - brilliant ! Cant wait - don't cry in my office ...

February 13, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterMartin

“I can’t tell any of these Wes Anderson movies apart”

One has dogs, one has foxes, one’s on a train, another at camp, another at a hotel, ones’s on a submarine....are you dumb?

February 13, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterMafer

Thanks, Peggy! It could stare at that poster for hours. It's so full of details.

February 13, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterAnder

What happened to Kate Winslet. She’s no longer credited on IMBD with this project.

February 13, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterFinnPoe

Saoirse!

February 13, 2020 | Unregistered CommenterOwen
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