Wes Anderson by David Kahane

Wes Anderson by David Kahane

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  Wes Anderson Background •Celebrated film director • Complete filmography: • Bottle Rocket (1996) • Rushmore (1998) • Royal Tenenbaums (2001) • Life Aquatic (2004) • Darjeeling Limited (2007) • Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) • Royal Tenenbaum link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaMfV72q40U • 4 main reasons why I chose to profile him: • Impact, defined a genre and an aesthetic language • Authenticity in art form • Resilience to setbacks • Ability integrate other elements of his life 1
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  Impact • Has beencompared to Woody Allen, Fellini and, in a 2000 interview Martin Scorsese described him as “the next Scorsese” • Considered by many to be the father of a hipster film movement • Influenced follow-ons such as Garden State, Juno, etc. • He created an entirely unique aesthetic language • Highly stylized, anachronistic compositions (RT and “glorified New York”) • Heavy focus on intricate details, sets are like paintings • Heavily curated soundtracks • Everything from the Beatles to break-out artists such as the Brazilian singer Seu Jorge 2
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  Authenticity • His moviesas an extension of his self • "In the course of doing these first few movies, I found a way that felt instinctively right for me, and I didn't feel constrained… the end result is that they're very personal movies in a way that some people really connect with.” • So many of the characters in his movies represent different parts of him • Intensity of his artistic pursuit • Extreme meticulousness in style 3
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  Setbacks • Movies havelost an average of $9m per movie in the US • Major box office failures include: • Life Aquatic • Darjeeling Limited • Has not compromised his artistic vision. • Doubled-down with Fantastic Mr. Fox • Animation, $40m budget 4
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  Home and Community •Small homages to his family throughout his body of work • His brother Eric having done most of the set design for RT • Home and close group of friends: Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman 5