The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
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The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
What critics thought
Anderson's love letter to print journalism lands as generally favorable, with critics charmed by its moment-to-moment pleasures and eccentric performances even as some found the anthology structure thematically thin. The film sits in a curious middle zone: warmly received but not universally seen as top-tier Anderson, while several year-end lists — including The New Yorker's top slot — placed it among 2021's best.
“While The French Dispatch might seem like an anthology of vignettes without a strong overarching theme, every moment is graced by Anderson's love for the written word and the oddball characters who dedicate their professional lives to it”
David Rooney·The Hollywood Reporter
“It might not be at the very zenith of what he can achieve but for sheer moment-by-moment pleasure, and for laughs, this is a treat”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Wes AndersonDirector
Benicio del ToroMoses Rosenthaler
Adrien BrodyJulian Cadazio
Tilda SwintonJ.K.L. Berensen
Léa SeydouxSimone
Frances McDormandLucinda Krementz
Timothée ChalametZeffirelli
Lyna KhoudriJuliette
Jeffrey WrightRoebuck Wright
Mathieu AmalricThe Commissaire
Steve ParkNescaffier
Bill MurrayArthur Howitzer, Jr.
Owen WilsonHerbsaint Sazerac
Alexandre DesplatComposer
Jason SchwartzmanWriter
Roman CoppolaWriter
Hugo GuinnessWriter
Robert D. YeomanCinematographyThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
What critics thought
Anderson's love letter to print journalism lands as generally favorable, with critics charmed by its moment-to-moment pleasures and eccentric performances even as some found the anthology structure thematically thin. The film sits in a curious middle zone: warmly received but not universally seen as top-tier Anderson, while several year-end lists — including The New Yorker's top slot — placed it among 2021's best.
“While The French Dispatch might seem like an anthology of vignettes without a strong overarching theme, every moment is graced by Anderson's love for the written word and the oddball characters who dedicate their professional lives to it”
David Rooney·The Hollywood Reporter
“It might not be at the very zenith of what he can achieve but for sheer moment-by-moment pleasure, and for laughs, this is a treat”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Wes AndersonDirectorBenicio del ToroMoses RosenthalerAdrien BrodyJulian CadazioTilda SwintonJ.K.L. BerensenLéa SeydouxSimoneFrances McDormandLucinda KrementzTimothée ChalametZeffirelliLyna KhoudriJulietteJeffrey WrightRoebuck WrightMathieu AmalricThe CommissaireSteve ParkNescaffierBill MurrayArthur Howitzer, Jr.Owen WilsonHerbsaint SazeracAlexandre DesplatComposerJason SchwartzmanWriterRoman CoppolaWriterHugo GuinnessWriterRobert D. YeomanCinematographyRent & Buy