![]() ![]() The film is narrated by Anjelica Huston and co-creator Jason Schwartzman is among an ensemble that includes Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Christoph Waltz, and Edward Norton.ĭespite the delayed theatrical release, this Blu-Ray release of The French Dispatch feels rushed, or at least intentionally barren. The French Dispatch is a visual delight and a who’s who of elite actors. With two stop motion animated films in his collection, Anderson also interspersed a few hand drawn animated sequences in the film, done in the style of a magazine illustrator. ![]() ![]() Segments are presented in both black & white and color, and while Wes Anderson’s color choices have always evoked this time period, they are particularly bold in this film. Primarily filmed in Academy Ratio, in addition to being a love letter to journalism, The French Dispatch celebrates the filmmaking styles of the era in which the story is set. Bookended by a piece about the late editor are segments about a tour of the city, a criminally insane artist, a youth revolt, and the abduction of the police commissioner's son. The full title is The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun and the film is described as “A celebration of journalism.” A visual portrayal of the magazine’s final issue upon the death of its editor, four short stories transport the audience to midcentury France in the fictional town of Ennui-sur-Blasé. ![]()
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