The French Dispatch
Wes Anderson / DE, US, 2020 / 107 min.
Wes Anderson’s tongue-in-cheek homage to famous weekly magazine The New Yorker. Anderson tells the story of the outgoing editorial team of an American weekly journal in a fictitious French city; the three best stories in the magazine come to life. Featuring Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Benicio del Toro and Elisabeth Moss. On 29 January Wes Anderson and Tilda Swinton will introduce the film.
It looks like the director of The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Isle of Dogs has every edition of The New Yorker in a collector’s binding on his bookshelf. Little wonder perhaps then that his latest production is a homage to what is often considered the best literary magazine in the Western hemisphere.
Tilda Swinton plays J.K.L. Berensen, author of the first of three stories, a vignette about an imprisoned artist (Benicio del Toro) whose muse is his prison guard (Lea Seydoux). Also starring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Elisabeth Moss.
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Director
Wes Anderson
Production year
2020
Country
DE, US
Original title
The French Dispatch
Length
107 min.
Language
English, French
Subtitles
NONE
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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