The French Dispatch is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th Century French city and brings to life a collection of stories published in ‘The French Dispatch’ magazine. The film set in both 1950s Paris and the fictional commune of Ennui-sur-Blasé.
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun is a 2021 American comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson from a story he conceived with Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness, and Jason Schwartzman. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, and Owen Wilson. The plot follows three different storylines, as the French foreign bureau of a fictional Kansas newspaper creates its final issue.
Additional cast members in The French Dispatch include Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss, Jason Schwartzman, and Anjelica Huston. The project was first mentioned in August 2018 as an untitled musical set after World War II. That December, the film was officially announced, with Anderson calling it a “love letter to journalists.” Filming took place between November 2018 and March 2019, with cinematographer Robert Yeoman, in the city of Angoulême, France. During post-production, editing was completed by Andrew Weisblum and the musical score was composed by Alexandre Desplat.
Following a delay, The French Dispatch had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on October 22, 2021.
About the Film
Each and every Wes Anderson film release is a major cinematic event. One of Hollywood’s most beloved auteurs, Anderson has been the mastermind behind such great films as The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel – and next up, The French Dispatch.
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The follow-up to his weird and wonderful stop motion-animated adventure Isle of Dogs is set to arrive in the form of, full title, The French Dispatch Of The Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun. Anderson has written and directed the movie, which is cause for celebration indeed. Just wait until you learn about all the A-listers the filmmaker has assembled for The French Dispatch, too.
Details about Anderson’s next movie are emerging all the time, so we’ve rounded up all the important information that’s currently available on The French Dispatch to get you up to speed in time for its cinematic arrival.
The French Dispatch (2021)
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Starring: Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson
Screenplay by: Wes Anderson
Production Design by: Adam Stockhausen
Cinematography by: Robert Yeoman
Film Editing by: Andrew Weisblum
Costume Design by: Milena Canonero
Set Decoration by: Rena DeAngelo, Hélène Dubreuil
Art Direction by: Matthieu Beutter, Loïc Chavanon, Stéphane Cressend, Kevin Timon Hill
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
MPAA Rating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual references and language.
Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: July 12, 2021 (Cannes), October 22, 2021 (United States)
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