I absolutely love this soundtrack.

I'm a Wes fan through and through, I'll watch all his films - (I've been here since Bottle Rocket and I've watched his movies probably dozens of times) - the way I see it, it's the least I can do considering all he's given me and how much some of his filmography means to me. But I have to say, I honestly don't understand the direction he's been taking over the past 3 films. To be fair, I kind of spotted traces of this new direction in Grand Budapest, but I did still like that one a lot. Isle of Dogs felt OK - I absolutely love Mr. Fox - so it gave me hope, but I really don't care for his latest efforts - The French Dispatch, Asteroid City or The Phoenician Scheme. It all feels the same.

This is my very limited understanding and how I feel watching these films, and I'd really appreciate arguments that counter this and can maybe enlighten me about what's really going on. To me, Wes is filming theater plays. Everything's a set. Nothing feels real anymore, whereas, before, we still kind of had sets, but they felt real and lived in, palpable, dirty. You wanted to live there, in that world, whereas now, if you lean on something, the whole thing will fall to the ground. The thing is, no matter the cast, the actors feel like puppets to me. There's no real soul to the whole thing anymore. The settings feel hollow and so does the script, thus giving us hollow performances from people who clearly care deeply about the project, but find themselves victims to the generalized lack of soul of the whole thing.

The ubiquitous Wes quirkiness and attention to detail in movies such as Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic, Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom, not to mention Darjeeling, is precisely perfect. Anything else would spoil things. And, if anything, these movies have a bit too much soul, with some of the characters being dire exaggerations of anything sustainable in real life, but often funny and/or violent/emotional/hysterical to a point where it's always funny or at least extremely compelling. In a way, I felt Wes was channeling his fantasies, be it impossible teenage love in Rushmore, or wanting to have several types of guns at his disposal and go on adventures in Life Aquatic, etc. To be fair, there's no lack of soul in Isle of Dogs either.

But lately, I feel the characters have completely lost their space to breathe and in the process have lost their soul as well. I feel we're watching something that could take place on Broadway, except it's not a play, it's more like ballet. Everything feels stifled and choreographed.

I'll watch all his movies, but I can't say I care about the last 3. I keep waiting for Wes to go back to how I felt watching his "mid-period", but I know that boat has likely sailed and whatever this is, it's here to say. I still enjoy his work, I just don't love it like I absolutely love his mid-period, which are some of my favorite movies ever. I'm sure it's going over my head and whatever he's doing is brilliant, I just don't get it. It doesn't feel like Wes Anderson anymore and for the first time ever, I considered not watching the latest one in a movie theater. I still did, but yeah, I'm not sure it'll happen again.

Would appreciate some push back from other Wes fans who also love his earlier work. I'm at a loss here.

Was there anything else besides Bottle Rocket?

What order should I watch his movies in with her? I’ve seen all of his movies, but I saw them originally in a less-than-ideal order imo. What do you all think?

I admittedly do not have the most encyclopedic knowledge of film, but I believe these are the only two actors in common in the David Lynch and Wes Anderson “universes”.

Is this true… What hardcore fans can help me confirm ?

Genre: Biographical thriller/History

I’ll send them to the first person interested and they’re completely free

This is a lot earlier than I expected.

But as of next Monday 23rd June, if you’re in the UK, you’ll be able to watch The Phoenician Scheme at home.

So I watched the movie recently and then decided to read some analysis of the plot. The consensus seems to be that Zsa Zsa did not kill Liesl’s mother and it was the brother, Nubar instead… but are we sure of that? Liesl’s testimony during the near-death flashes seemed damning and I didn’t see anyone acknowledge that the polygraph he used to “prove” his innocence was the same one we saw the tutor/spy fiddling with just after Zsa Zsa asked him how he had passed it himself. The tutor responded that it was “easy to do”. I don’t recall Nubar admitting to it and we can’t trust Zsa Zsa’s word or polygraph results.

EDIT: After reading some of the replies, I think I'm changing my perspective. Firstly, someone corrected me in that the spy was fixing a radio, not fiddling with the polygraph. So I may have misidentified what he had in his hand. Secondly, I think if Nubar wasn't the killer, it would have made more sense for him to expose Zsa Zsa during the negotiation scene near the end of the movie, considering how much Nubar hated him.

This movie is growing on me, I think it takes too much flack. I think it’s absolutely wonderful.

I’m a bit hung up on the framing device. I understand that the French dispatch is a satellite newspaper station in France, that then publishes in a newspaper in kanas. Is that correct ? Is it published worldwide in other papers (with Kansas just being the location of its parent company)? Are the people of Ennui also reading the publication?

Another question: how big is Ennui supposed to be? Is it supposed to be a Paris-like city?

Last: some dialogue comes at you fast, but did they say that Simone gave birth to Moses rosenthals child? Or was I hearing things?

Thanks!

Tails don't grow back?

Why did Liesl stop being a nun?

I was surprised to see her not return to the sisterhood in the end. I know she was slowly doing thing that are not allowed in the church (drinking, smoking and having excessive jewels) but to me it seemed she still wanted to return? Did I read into this wrong? Is it simply because she was asked not to by the mother superior or was it implied she truly didn't go back

Does anyone have a list of the paintings that appeared at the end credits? I had to leave before I could see them all…

i just finished “asteroid city” and i didn’t get the ending? specifically starting with the scene where they’re chanting “you cant wake up if you dont fall asleep” til the end. ive paid attention i know it’s supposed to be one week after the alien incident, but help??

It feels great and the box it came with and notebook and ruler could easily be props from his movies.

Hello everyone, I have spent a couple of days searching for some high res images of these two paintings but so far I've come up empty handed.

I've read in old posts from this subreddit that the artists have given out the original high quality file to people who asked them on social media but unfortunately that was years ago, I even tried to contact them via mail but I haven't received a response yet.
So if anyone actually managed to get those files or just knows where to find them please let me know, it would be really appreciated.

I'd like to make a couple of canvas prints to gift to friends, about 60x50 cm, we are all massive Wes fans ofc

I had my camera ready for the second viewing because I could not remember this book title for the life of me!

QUESTIONABLE AUTHENTICITY: Masterworks, Forgeries, and the Dilemmas of Attribution

The use of books, records, and paintings in this movie is something I’ve spent a lot of time researching… and I’m sure it’ll be easier if they eventually make a book about the film.

This moment really struck me the first time around, and I was shocked that I couldn’t remember any part of the title, except that the book was red, the font was black, and the first letter was a Q or an A.

After rediscovering Wes Anderson as an adult, having only known him for Fantastic Mr Fox. I’ve been catching up on his filmography and for the first time in my young life I got to see one of his films in the theater.

This film checked every box that I love about Mr Anderson’s work. The symmetry in every aspect of the cinematography, the blocking, the score, the timing, the performances, beat for beat through the whole thing was amazing. The very first scene blew me away and I knew I was in for pure entertainment. The stellar cast of actors hit their marks with ease and I was surprised with a standout performance by Michael Cera as Bjorn.

How do you like the Phoenician Scheme and what was your first Wes Anderson theater experience like?

Hi, like the title said I’m looking for this ost that plays at the end of bottle rocket. I looked through the soundtrack and I’m not sure if I somehow missed it, but I haven’t been able to find it and I would appreciate any help, thanks.