It’s been all too long since the world of film was graced by another Wes Anderson classic. And now since debuting at the Cannes Film Festival, Anderson’s latest film, The French Dispatch has been confirmed to be everything worth patiently waiting for.
According to multiple reports, after the screening, the film received a nine-minute long standing ovation.
Following its premiere in Cannes, a snippet of the film has been released, featuring a scene between two of the film’s protagonists: Timothee Chalamet and Frances McDormand.
The scene, titled ‘Let’s Start With The Typos’ features a rather (naturally) out of context scene in which Chalamet’s character, Zeffirelli is in a bathtub in the midst of writing a manifesto down in his notebook.
McDormand’s character, Lucinda Krementz then waltz into the bathroom, with Chalamet sharing a brief exchange where he then requests for her to move away from the bathtub because he is shy about his “new muscles”.
Zeffirelli then has another request for Krementz, asking her to review his manifesto.
To provide just the right amount of context for the scene – and not giving away too much about the film, Anderson told Vanity Fair (watch here) that “This scene comes from the second story in the three main stories of this movie, which is called ‘Revisions to a Manifesto.’”
“Mrs. McDormand is Lucinda Krementz,” Anderson continued. “An American journalist who lives in France, and Monsieur Chalamet is called Zeffirelli. He’s a student and Krementz is covering the student protests that have sort of erupted.”
Here’s hoping that the film’s release schedule stays the course. The French Dispatch is due to release in cinemas for the general public this year on October 22nd, having been delayed by more than a year due to the pandemic.
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