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The French Dispatch (2021)

R 108 minutes EN Drama , Comedy

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

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Benicio del Toro

Moses Rosenthaler

Adrien Brody

Julian Cadazio

Tilda Swinton

J.K.L. Berensen

Léa Seydoux

Simone

Frances McDormand

Lucinda Krementz

Timothée Chalamet

Zeffirelli

Lyna Khoudri

Juliette

Jeffrey Wright

Roebuck Wright

Mathieu Amalric

The Commissaire

Steve Park

Nescaffier

Bill Murray

Arthur Howitzer, Jr.

Owen Wilson

Herbsaint Sazerac

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Milena Canonero

Costume Design

Adam Stockhausen

Production Design

Dominique Fouassier

Stunt Coordinator

Robert D. Yeoman

Director of Photography

Kevin Timon Hill

Art Direction

Ben Howard

First Assistant Director

Douglas Aibel

Casting

Jeremy Dawson

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The most positive review

This film might be a tie with Grand Budapest Hotel for my favorite Wes Anderson. It's wacky and creative. The pacing is so fast that it will need another watch to really appreciate. I wish I'd seen it on a big screen :-( Did I mention the amazing cast and the super job they did?

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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-french-dispatch-spoiler-free-review
"The French Dispatch possesses all of Wes Anderson's trademark quirks, but this time, even hardcore fans of his unique style will struggle to not feel overwhelmed.
Every filmmaking department shines in such an impressive manner that one could call this movie a "technical masterpiece" packed with fantastic performances across the board. Unfortunately, the cliche criticism "style over substance" fits this picture too well.
The infinite amount of Anderson-ish quirks transforms the already uninteresting narrative with emotionally hollow characters into an extremely challenging, hard-to-follow story.
In four simple words: it's just too much..."
Rating: C+

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Official website: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/thefrenchdispatch/

Production companies: Searchlight Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $25,000,000

Revenue: $46,333,545

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R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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