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Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson,
Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody and Timothee Chalamet are some of
the big names in the movie that premiered and received a
standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.
The movie follows an oddball crew of journalists working for the
outpost of a Kansas newspaper, who sketch out the fantastic
tales they have come across - from the murderous painter who
becomes a reference of modern art from the confines of his
prison, to the heady milieu of May 1968-style student protests.
Interspersed with cartoon sequences and teaming with characters
and offbeat story lines, "The French Dispatch” also offers a
look at France - depicting police using tear gas to mopey
intellectual students.
With references to The New Yorker magazine, Oscar winner Brody
said the film was "a love for correspondence and literature and
appreciation of culture".
"It's also a reminder of the dignity of true journalism, because
that's a real thing," Swinton, who steals the screen as the
newspaper’s art specialist, told Reuters.
"And I think it's possible for people to either have forgotten
that or pretend they never knew that, to know that journalism is
an incredibly dignified and important cultural endeavour and we
really rely on it."
Like Murray, Swinton is a regular in Anderson movies, including
"The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Moonrise Kingdom".
"(Anderson) doesn't even ask. He just sort of tells you where
and when ... and that's it and if you've got half a brain cell,
you say OK ... I don't ever read the thing (script)," Swinton
said on working with the American filmmaker.
"It's not important to finish reading it or to study it. You
just look at it (and think) 'OK, I guess that's it'," Murray
added.
Meant to premiere at Cannes last year, the comedy-drama, praised
by critics, is among the movies vying for the festival top
prize, the Palme d'Or.
"Most of us saw it two years ago, but on a smaller screen,"
Swinton said. "But to see it ... on that screen last night and
to get the response that we got ... it's like carrying a big bag
and we've been able to put it down now."
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Additional reporting by Sarah
White; Writing by Sarah White and Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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