Asteroid City
Wes Anderson / US, 2023 / 105 min.
Science fiction film and romantic tragicomedy from master of style Wes Anderson that follows, in pastel shades, the spectacular events at an annual Junior Stargazer convention in 1955. With an equally stellar cast including Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks and Tilda Swinton. With an introduction by Tilda Swinton on 29 January.
Asteroid City is set around 1955 in a fictional American small town in the desert, where schoolchildren and their parents gather from all over the country for a convention. Its aim: "comradeship and scientific competition, peace and recreation" for young Stargazers and Space Cadets. Little did they know… The meeting is spectacularly disrupted by events that are nothing less than earthshattering. The Hollywood Reporter described the film as “a poetic meditation on the meaning of life”.
'Baroque acting' is how Tilda Swinton described her performances in the five films she made with Wes Anderson: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch, Asteroid City, Isle of Dogs and Moonrise Kingdom.
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Director
Wes Anderson
Production year
2023
Country
US
Original title
Asteroid City
Length
105 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP
Part of
Tilda Swinton
This autumn, Eye presents Tilda Swinton – Ongoing, an exclusive exhibition dedicated to the celebrated Scottish performer, artist, and fashion icon. This unique and personal exhibition centres on Swinton’s creative collaborations.
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