1282 - The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)

About this episode

The episode discusses Wes Anderson's anthology film 'The French Dispatch' and its themes related to American writers in France.

Who's ready for an anthology movie about mostly Americans in France writing about mostly not Americans in France for an imagined audience of mostly Americans in America? And sometimes everyone speaks French. But mostly they don't. Wes Anderson works with his ever-growing company of highest-profile players to construct this triptych of art and insanity, love and revolution, and food and crime. And a deep admiration for the talents and obsessions of midcentury American magazine writers. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store . T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Martha Coolidge's Not A Pretty Picture (1976).

Topics covered

• anthology movie
• Wes Anderson
• American magazine writers
• France

Keywords

• film review
• art
• insanity
• love
• revolution
• food
• crime

Mentioned in this episode

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Places: Liberty, Kansas, France, America

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