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The Wes Anderson Collection: The French Dispatch
By (Author) Matt Zoller Seitz
Illustrated by Max Dalton
Abrams
Abrams
10th December 2023
14th September 2023
United States
General
Non Fiction
791.4372
Hardback
256
Width 238mm, Height 286mm
The French Dispatch-the tenth feature film from writer-director Wes Anderson-is a love letter to journalists set at the titular American newspaper in the fictional 20th-century French city of Ennui-sur-Blas. The film stars a number of Anderson's frequent collaborators, including Bill Murray as the newspaper's editor in chief; Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, and Frances McDormand, as well as new players Jeffrey Wright, Benicio del Toro, Elisabeth Moss, and Timothe Chalamet, who bring to life a collection of stories published in The French Dispatch magazine.
In this latest one-volume entry in The Wes Anderson Collection series-the only book to take readers behind the scenes of The French Dispatch-everything that goes into bringing Anderson's trademark style, meticulous compositions, and exacting production design to the screen is revealed in detail. Written by film and television critic and New York Times bestselling author Matt Zoller Seitz, The Wes Anderson Collection: The French Dispatch presents the complete story behind the film's conception, anecdotes about the making of the film, and behind-the-scenes photos, production materials, and artwork.
Matt Zoller Seitz is the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com; the TV critic for New York magazine; the author of The Wes Anderson Collection, The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Oliver Stone Experience, and Mad Men Carousel; and the coauthor of The Sopranos Sessions. He is based in New York City.