The French Dispatch 4K 2021 Ultra HD 2160p

Before us is the editorial office, glorious servants of the press and the written word—the newspaper office resembles an anthill, but the bustle is only visible, and joy is replaced by sorrow: the glorious editor-in-chief has been dismissed due to death, and colleagues are pulling out the best examples from their practice. Here lies a deception of expectations: it seemed that this time Anderson had filmed “His Girl Friday” or at least “In the Spotlight” — ahead of us were sensations, interviews, and provocative material. All of this is true, but not quite. Instead of a single canvas, Anderson has divided his story into novellas: there are three of them, like sections in a print publication—art, manifesto, gastronomy—followed by an epilogue-obituary.

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A magnificent film by Wes Anderson, characteristic of his signature style. Or rather, characteristic of his signature style. A clear and mechanical structure with largely caricatured and exaggerated characters. Some might find it ridiculous or inappropriate, but Anderson's exemplary formalism creates a unique surreal world filled with symbols, images, and nuances. Like an explorer, you immerse yourself in a bizarre space, searching for and comprehending new facets of reality. This amazing adventure awakens the imagination and forces you to look at things a little differently and in an unfamiliar context. This is a case where formalism is so rich that it conveys ideas in detail. Wes sometimes finds that flirting with such formalism brings excessive dryness and bureaucracy. So much so that the linearity and fatality become too oppressive. But in this film, the director and actors managed to retain the humanity of the characters, highlighting their individuality from the chaos of colors and scenery. Perhaps this is why I consider this film to be one of the best in his filmography, from what I have seen. And, as always, the magnificent cast is a special treat. The number of famous names is off the charts.

The plot. The editor-in-chief of the French Herald suddenly dies. His team decides to publish the final issue, featuring a tour of Annoucy-sur-Blaze, three articles from previous issues, and an obituary. The tour is conducted by a reporter on a bicycle, who talks about the past and present of this iconic place. The first story, Reinforced Concrete Masterpiece, is a lecture in an art gallery about the life, love, and work of Moses Rosenthal, a psychopath and murderer serving time in a mental hospital and creating his masterpieces under the influence of a female guard and a former prisoner curator. Amendments to the Manifesto is a romantic story about a chess revolution that escalated into a confrontation between students and the government. The Police Commissioner's Private Dining Room is a crazy story about a genius chef who cooked for a gourmet commissioner whose son was kidnapped for ransom.

An aesthetic and at the same time very kind and soulful film. A wonderful escape without any chewing gum. The film did not receive any major film awards, which does not detract from its wonder. I recommend it.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (94.6 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1, 1.85:1, 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1, 2.35:1

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#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#French: Dolby Digital 5.1

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English SDH, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Cantonese Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French (Canadian), French (Metropolitan), German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Castilian), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.