When speaking to French publication Charente Libre in April of last year, Anderson stated: “The story is not easy to explain. Instead of following one story, the film features an anthology of intertwining short stories following the many characters that work for the newspaper and the people they encounter. That is certainly the case with his latest, The French Dispatch, a showily starry portmanteau picture that takes as a jumping-off point the final issue of a supplement magazine for the fictional. The film is set in the 20th century and evolves around the eponymous The French Dispatch, a newspaper inspired by The New Yorker which operates in the fictional French town of Ennui-sur-Blasé. The French Dispatch plot: What is it about? Both on a large scale across the film and the smaller scale in each of the segments, framed as written pieces by different journalists as part of the fictional magazine. The French Dispatch trailerĪs well as the trailer that was released last year, Searchlight Pictures recently released a clip which you can watch below.Īnd here's the trailer, too. I’ve never understood the critique that Wes Anderson’s 2021 film The French Dispatch is lacking in emotion because for me this might be Anderson’s most expressive work.

Wes Anderson ’s latest film is a collection of short stories, serving as examples of the stories published in the Dispatch. Wes Anderson directs, produces, writes the screenplay and devises the story. On screen, it’s The French Dispatch of the Liberty Kansas Evening Sun. These are played by Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Bond girl Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Owen Wilson, Liev Schrieiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, William Dafoe, Saoirse Ronan, Rupert Friend, Henry Winkler and Anjelica Huston.Īs if that weren’t enough to stomach, the film will also feature other noteworthy stars in undisclosed roles: Fisher Stevens, Kate Winslet and Alex Lawther. Wes Anderson is all about go big or go home when it comes to aesthetics, quirkiness and cast, and The French Dispatch certainly delivers on the latter.īill Murray plays the editor of the fictional titular newspaper, and he is joined by a host of savvy journalists and the subjects they encounter.

Wes anderson the french dispatch