07-28-2025, 10:35 PM
I would have posted this yesterday, but I was fighting with my phone to spell Phonecian...
Watched this on Sat night. A good addition to the Wes Anderson canon. Like the Coens, he has his regular stable of thespians: Del Toro as Anatole "Zsa-Zsa" Korda - a Howard Hughes-esque rich guy, trying to prevent a hostile attack from "Them". Michael Cera as Bjorn - the Norwigian tutor. Mia Thrapleton (don't know her, but is apparently Kate Winslet's daughter and is good), plays Leisl - the estranged, daughter.
Lots of cameos, standard Anderson miniatures and sets, washed out colors and extremely symmetrical framing. It's his palette, but it really works. The story is told in several acts, but essentially, it's a quest for Korda and crew to try to get
his associates to fund his scheme that will stave off the hostile attack.
I enjoyed it. Intentionally or not, I felt a lot of Kubric in the cinematography. Particularly the "Them" scene reminded me of
![[Image: 274a5adb773d1aa1ee47f6e0b6df2c1b.jpg]](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/27/4a/5a/274a5adb773d1aa1ee47f6e0b6df2c1b.jpg)
And another (can't remember now) made me think of:
![[Image: 1*ixyRgGqfaEtfdVAqAgsf8w.jpeg]](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ixyRgGqfaEtfdVAqAgsf8w.jpeg)
Also, there were a number of bits where the pacing and cuts made me think of silent movies.
Recommended if you like Wes Anderson.
--tg
Watched this on Sat night. A good addition to the Wes Anderson canon. Like the Coens, he has his regular stable of thespians: Del Toro as Anatole "Zsa-Zsa" Korda - a Howard Hughes-esque rich guy, trying to prevent a hostile attack from "Them". Michael Cera as Bjorn - the Norwigian tutor. Mia Thrapleton (don't know her, but is apparently Kate Winslet's daughter and is good), plays Leisl - the estranged, daughter.
Lots of cameos, standard Anderson miniatures and sets, washed out colors and extremely symmetrical framing. It's his palette, but it really works. The story is told in several acts, but essentially, it's a quest for Korda and crew to try to get
his associates to fund his scheme that will stave off the hostile attack.
I enjoyed it. Intentionally or not, I felt a lot of Kubric in the cinematography. Particularly the "Them" scene reminded me of
And another (can't remember now) made me think of:
Also, there were a number of bits where the pacing and cuts made me think of silent movies.
Recommended if you like Wes Anderson.
--tg