![]() And ennui is ironically the perfect summation of 'Dispatch' as a whole - a boring tapestry of unrelated, listless vignettes dependent on bombastic plot drivers (civil unrest or kidnapping) to obscure cloying attempts at charm that make the film feel monotonously long, despite its relatively short 1 hour, 48 minute runtime. What, was 'Malaise' - a literal synonym for ennui also of French etymology - just too "nail on the head"? If Anderson made 'Rushmore' today, it would be set at a private school called the Privilege Academy in the town of Disaffected. Every Wes Anderson film can be described as having an undercurrent of ennui. 'Dispatch' is set in the fictional French city of Ennui - literally the French word for boredom or listlessness. ![]() And now, 10 films into the Wes Anderson filmography, the result is a film where the filmmaker's distinct style has eclipsed every other facet of 'The French Dispatch' to the point of becoming overbearing and off-putting. And each subsequent Wes Anderson film has gradually ratcheted up the Wes Anderson quirk little by little. Wes Anderson's early works - specifically 'Bottle Rocket' and 'Rushmore' - were grounded, human stories rooted firmly in their characters but told in Anderson's unique voice. Tilda Swinton, Benicio del Toro, Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet and Bill Murray star. ![]() ![]() In short: An anthology of stories published in the eponymous The French Dispatch, based in the fictional French city of Ennui. which was written and directed by (checks notes). Someone has created a gross parody of every Wes Anderson idiosyncrasy with the aggressively quirky comedic drama ' The French Dispatch' (in select theaters Oct. ![]()
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