French Dispatch (2021)
Release Year: 2021
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: The French Dispatch, La crónica francesa, A Crônica Francesa, Френският бюлетин на Либърти, Канзас Ивнинг Сън
Director: Wes Anderson
Writer: Hugo Guinness, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola, Wes Anderson
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Jeremy Dawson, Steven M. Rales, Wes Anderson
Co-Producer: Octavia Peissel
Executive Producer: Carl Woebcken, Christoph Fisser, Henning Molfenter, Roman Coppola
Companies: American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, Searchlight Pictures
Budget: 25.000.000
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Keywords
Keywords: 1970s, anthology, art collector, artist, bicycle tour, chef, child kidnapping, editor-in-chief, father son relationship, food poisoning, france, imprisonment, journalism, journalist, lecture, lighthearted, magazine, murderer, obituary, painter, poison, poisoning, post world war ii, riot, small town, vibrant, whimsical
Story
The final issue of an American magazine based in France includes several stories: one about an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, another about student riots, and a third involving a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Summary
French Dispatch (2021), directed by Wes Anderson, is an anthology film set in the vibrant post-WWII France of the 1970s. The movie follows the staff of an American magazine based in France as they put together their last issue. Each story within the issue is unique and whimsical, touching on themes like imprisonment, journalism, and crime. While lighthearted, the film also explores deeper themes such as freedom, rebellion, and the relationship between art and life.
