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The French Dispatch

Original title: The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
159K
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Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, Benicio Del Toro, Edward Norton, Henry Winkler, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, Lois Smith, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Wallace Wolodarsky, Jeffrey Wright, Jarvis Cocker, Mohamed Belhadjine, Saoirse Ronan, Tony Revolori, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, and Krishna Bagadiya in The French Dispatch (2021)
Wes Anderson's THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. NOW PLAYING ONLY IN SELECT THEATERS, EVERYWHERE TOMORROW.
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A collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine" comes to life in a fictional twentieth century French city.A collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine" comes to life in a fictional twentieth century French city.A collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine" comes to life in a fictional twentieth century French city.

  • Director
    • Wes Anderson
  • Writers
    • Wes Anderson
    • Roman Coppola
    • Hugo Guinness
  • Stars
    • Benicio Del Toro
    • Adrien Brody
    • Tilda Swinton
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    159K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,566
    8
    • Director
      • Wes Anderson
    • Writers
      • Wes Anderson
      • Roman Coppola
      • Hugo Guinness
    • Stars
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • Adrien Brody
      • Tilda Swinton
    • 683User reviews
    • 270Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 26 wins & 124 nominations total

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    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Moses Rosenthaler
    Adrien Brody
    Adrien Brody
    • Julian Cadazio
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • J.K.L. Berensen
    Léa Seydoux
    Léa Seydoux
    • Simone
    Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    • Lucinda Krementz
    Timothée Chalamet
    Timothée Chalamet
    • Zeffirelli
    Lyna Khoudri
    Lyna Khoudri
    • Juliette
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Roebuck Wright
    Mathieu Amalric
    Mathieu Amalric
    • The Commissaire
    Steve Park
    Steve Park
    • Nescaffier
    • (as Stephen Park)
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Arthur Howitzer, Jr.
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Herbsaint Sazerac
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • Uncle Nick
    Henry Winkler
    Henry Winkler
    • Uncle Joe
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Upshur 'Maw' Clampette
    Tony Revolori
    Tony Revolori
    • Young Rosenthaler
    Denis Ménochet
    Denis Ménochet
    • Prison Guard
    Larry Pine
    Larry Pine
    • Chief Magistrate
    • Director
      • Wes Anderson
    • Writers
      • Wes Anderson
      • Roman Coppola
      • Hugo Guinness
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    • Trivia
      The animated segments of The French Dispatch were directed by Gwenn Germain, who previously worked on Anderson's Isle of Dogs. As a nod to Angoulême's comic heritage, the sequences were done entirely by local illustrators. The team comprised a maximum of 15 people, using The Adventures of Tintin and Blake and Mortimer as their main inspirations. The process took about seven months to complete.
    • Goofs
      During the interview, Roebuck Wright's jacket chest pockets are unbuttoned and then buttoned after cut.
    • Quotes

      Roebuck Wright: Maybe with good luck we'll find what eluded us in the places we once called home.

    • Crazy credits
      Covers of different issues of The French Dispatch accompany the first few minutes of the ending credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in What 16 Movies Looked Like Behind the Scenes in 2021 (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Bouree Sur Place & Forward (Waltz in C# Minor from Les Sylphides)
      Written by Frédéric Chopin

      Performed by Steven Mitchell

      Courtesy of Danceables Records

    User reviews683

    Featured review
    8/10

    Basically if you don't like Anderson's style you're really, truly going to hate this movie.

    I suppose the gamble of any film told in a series of vignettes is to capture the rapt attention of your audience in one segment only to lose it in the next (see: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs).

    None of the vignettes in The French Dispatch ever truly lost me, but one came close. And it's not to say that particular story was poorly written or directed or performed, it's simply that the one preceding it was so dazzling and fantastic I wasn't quite ready to move on from it.

    Moving on is a large part of this film as it never stops marching forward both literally and figuratively. It has (a) large story(ries) to get through and if you can't keep up...sorry. No crying.

    The French Dispatch is a film told in five parts. Three articles bookended by an introduction and an epilogue. These five pieces make up the final issue of the magazine titled (wait for it): The French Dispatch. We "read" the final issue by watching the articles unfold through Wes Anderson's beautiful, obsessive, whimsical lens.

    Visually this is an Anderson film cranked to 11. The photogenic establishing shots, contrasting symmetry, and pastel color scheme of his entire career drenches every shot of this film. The picture beautifully shifts from black and white to color, and always at the perfect moment. His creative and effective use of animation and miniature sets are mesmerizing.

    Basically if you don't like Anderson's style you're really, truly going to hate this movie, but your mind was probably already made up.

    Seeing this in a theater packed full of micro-beanie, gold wire framed glasses wearing hipsters reminded me of why I don't typically like seeing Anderson's films on opening weekends. There is exactly one reason to ever talk during a movie, and that's if there is a fire, after that there is not one good reason to ever speak in a theater, especially if you're talking directly to the screen which a handful of these people did.

    The French Dispatch is an excellent film and Anderson is an excellent filmmaker. I think his style and creativity are a much needed burst of originality on the canvas of filmmaking. It also just made me feel nice after watching The Last Duel, that movie stole a piece of my soul... I like unconventional filmmakers, I like divisive filmmakers, and even in his missteps, I'll continue to be excited by and support Wes Anderson.
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    • Oct 25, 2021
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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Sweden
      • France
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • La crónica francesa
    • Filming locations
      • Angoulême, Charente, France
    • Production companies
      • American Empirical Pictures
      • Indian Paintbrush
      • Studio Babelsberg
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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,124,375
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,348,804
      • Oct 24, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,333,545
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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