Last week, the trailer for Wes Anderson’s newest film was released. Will it measure up to his previous movies?
IMDb describes the plot of Anderson’s The French Dispatch as:
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in “The French Dispatch” magazine.
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As is apparent in the official trailer, The French Dispatch adopts Anderson’s typical aesthetic style. It’s colourful, utilises cinematic frame within a frame, and features repeat cast from some of his previous films. Anderson has worked with Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, and Edward Norton in the past. The French Dispatch also features acting chops the likes of Tilda Swinton, Elisabeth Moss, and Timothée Chalamet. According to The Guardian, this movie is set to be released “on 24 July in the US and 28 August in the UK”.
So, where did Anderson get the idea for this new film? As seen in The New Yorker, the magazine featured in The French Dispatch was actually inspired by The New Yorker. Interestingly, both the magazine staff and the three stories explored in the film, are based around the goings-on of The New Yorker. Anderson himself is a self-professed fan of this magazine and collects issues from the 20th century.
Characterised as both a comedy and a drama, The French Dispatch has already garnered much public attention. However, we still have half a year before it comes out to see it for ourselves.
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