THE FRENCH DISPATCH

Hi Charlie,

Here is my first blog post !

I’m writing this article during September, which means that October is near (no, I’m not going to talk about Halloween sorry). There is a special event that’s happening in October, more precisely, on the 27^th. Some of you might already be aware of it because I’ve spotted a big fan group of Wes Anderson’s work here! Anyway, I think you’ve had enough hints now. On the 27^th of October, The French Dispatch will be available in all cinemas in France! (For the luckiest ones, it was already released during the festival of Cannes on the 12^th of July as an avant-premiere). 

The French Dispatch is Wes Anderson’s next movie. He’s been preparing it since November 2018 which was the month the movie was shot (in Angoulême, Central-West of France) and was supposed to release it in August 2020 but had to postpone it because of coronavirus (it’s always coronavirus’ fault). So here we are, waiting for this film to come out. To keep you busy while you are all waiting, I offer you this article that will inform you about every single piece of information we have on this future movie. 

The synopsis  

To begin with, the story (inspired by Wes Anderson’s passion for The New York Times) is based on the topic of journalism. This movie is located in the little and fictional French town of Ennui-sur-Blasé where The French Dispatch (“la dépêche de France”) is an editorial board, directed by Arthur Howitzer Jr, for an American newspaper. It takes place during the 20^th century in a retro France and follows several stories published in this magazine by its journalist team sent all around the world to write those articles. The movie will be shaped in a chapter form, as usual for Wes Anderson. 

 

The cast and price

For this movie, the cast is incredible. We can find some experienced actors from Wes Anderson’s films such as Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman, Edward Norton, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric and Adrien Brody. 

However, some new ones have also entered Wes Anderson’s atypical world and joined this flawless cast like Benicio del Toro, Timothée Chalamet, Félix Moati, Lyna Khoudri and plenty of other actors.  

 

Let’s talk about money now ! 

The movie The French Dispatch cost 25 million dollars, the exact same amount that was used for The Grand Budapest Hotel. 

The trailer 

On top of it, here is the link to watch the trailer if you haven’t seen it yet! You’ll be able to see a bit of Wes Anderson’s colorful and aWESome world. Moreover, you will see the visual effects, the extravagant settings, the ironic lines and all sort of small details that make up his unique touch. (I also recommend you to look at The Royal Tenenbaums and / or The Grand Budapest Hotel (one of Theo's favorite movie!) if you found this trailer very impressive or really like Wes Anderson's particular style in non-animated films)

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I hope you all enjoyed this article and are going to enjoy the movie in October too !