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Wes Anderson: The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work (Iconic Filmmakers Series) Hardcover – November 3, 2020

by Ian Nathan (Author)
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The definitive reference for all Wes Anderson fans. 

Loaded with rich imagery and detailed analysis of his incredible films – including the classics The Grand Budapest Hotel, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and Moonrise Kingdom as well as Anderson's highly anticipated new releaseThe French Dispatch – this is the first book to feature all of Wes Anderson's movies in a single volume.

Acclaimed film journalist Ian Nathan provides an intelligent and thoughtful examination of the work of one of contemporary film’s greatest visionaries, charting the themes, visuals, and narratives that have come to define Anderson’s work and contributed to his films an idiosyncratic character that's adored by his loyal fans. From Anderson’s regular cast members – including Bill Murray and Owen Wilson – to his instantly recognisable aesthetic, recurring motifs and his scriptwriting processes, this in-depth collection will reveal how Wes Anderson became one of modern cinema’s most esteemed and influential directors.

Presented in a slipcase with 8-page gatefold section, this stunning package will delight all Wes Anderson devotees and movie lovers in general. 

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INTRODUCTION

In the very first scene of Wes Anderson’s very first film, Bottle Rocket, the selfinvolved hero Anthony (Luke Wilson) escapes from a mental hospital by knotting his bed sheets together and lowering himself to the ground below. This elaborate escape plan has been hatched by his best pal, Owen Wilson’s incurable schemer Dignan, currently hiding in the bushes. What Dignan doesn’t realize is that Anthony’s time at the institute was entirely voluntary. He was free to leave at any point – out the front door. ‘He just got so excited about the thing,’ Anthony tells his bemused doctor, ‘I didn’t have the heart to tell him.’ You could say that the Texan born filmmaker’s fleet of ten brilliant, perplexing, idiosyncratic and pristine films, from Bottle Rocket to The French Dispatch, has stuck rigidly to Dignan’s way of thinking. .

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BOTTLE ROCKET (1996)

For his first film, Wes Anderson turned life into art. This cult tale of three Dallas friends attempting to get into crime was born out of the young writer-director’s early experiences and a slice of luck

RUSHMORE (1998)

For his second film, Wes Anderson turned for inspiration to his schooldays at a prim, private Houston academy. The rarefied coming of age that ensued is the tragicomedy against which all his other films are judged

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (2001)

For his third film, Wes Anderson departed for New York to survey the wreckage of a highly dysfunctional family of geniuses. An uproarious tragedy – more ambitious, starrier and weirder than ever.

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THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (2004)

For his fourth film, Wes Anderson unveiled his most ambitious, elaborately designed and divisive yarn to date: a Boy’s-Own tale of illegitimate sons, man-eating sharks and the existential pangs of a has-been oceanographer

THE DARJEELING LIMITED (2007)

For his fifth film, Wes Anderson ventured even further afield, with the story of three estranged brothers seeking connection in exotic India. It is Anderson’s road movie, only on a train...

FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009)

The sixth film by Wes Anderson took an unusual turn – the actors were no more than twelve inches tall. In choosing to adapt Roald Dahl’s blackly comic children’s tale of a tailless fox he turned to stop-motion animation, but without losing any of his human insight

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MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012)

For his seventh film, Wes Anderson turned to romance. Only the couple in question are two troubled twelve-year-old runaways, who live on a small island off the coast of New England, with a symbolic storm on its way

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014)

For his ninth film, Wes Anderson went meticulously epic. Here is a period tale within a period tale of legendary concierge Monsieur Gustave H., a rip-snorting adventure bursting at the seams with stolen paintings, lusty dowagers, prison escapes, bobsled chases, and the stirring of fascism

ISLE OF DOGS (2018)

For his ninth film, Wes Anderson returned to the rigours of stop-motion animation. What better medium for a science fiction stray dog story that also serves as a political satire while paying homage to the breadth of Japanese culture?

THE FRENCH DISPATCH (2020)

For his tenth film, Wes Anderson concocted a multi tiered love song to journalism. Set in a fictional French city across the fifties, sixties and seventies, it centres on the exploits of a weekly magazine run by a band of expatriate American intellectuals

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"...a satisfying book that will deepen enjoyment of watching (or rewatching) an Anderson film for any fan."―New York Journal of Books

"experiencing the book (one doesn’t quite read it so much as swim in it) is like strolling through the distinctly-colored halls of Anderson’s imagination...an essential addition to the library of anyone who loves film."―High Brow Magazine

About the Author

Ian Nathan, who lives and works in London, is one of the UK’s best-known film writers. He is the author of nine previous books, including Alien Vault, the best-selling history of Ridley Scott’s masterpiece, Terminator Vault, Tarantino, Tim Burton, The Coen Brothers and Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth. He is the former editor and executive editor of Empire, the world’s biggest movie magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He also regularly contributes to The Times, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Cahiers Du Cinema and the Discovering Film documentary series on Sky Arts. 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ White Lion Publishing (November 3, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711255997
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711255999
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.64 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 1.2 x 10.05 inches
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Ian Nathan, who lives in London, is one of the UK’s best known film writers. A former editor and executive editor of Empire magazine, is the author of The Coppolas - A Movie Dynasty, Ridley Scott: A Retrospective, Alien Vault; the Iconic Filmmaker Series including book on Guillermo del Toro, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and Tim Burton; Stephen King At the Movies, plus the best-selling Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth, the definitive filmmaking history of The Lord of the Rings films. You might also have seen him on the popular Sky Arts Discovering Film and The Directors series.

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