Wes Anderson
4 titles · american independent
Symmetry as a defence against grief. Anderson's dollhouse frames, flat compositions and deadpan delivery are the surface; underneath, the recurring subject is a broken family and a child left to organise the adults.
Signature
- Centred, flat, symmetrical compositions; whip pans and planimetric staging.
- Chapter headings, miniatures and handmade artifice.
- Deadpan delivery masking real loss.
- Absent or inadequate fathers, competent children.
Moonrise Kingdom
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Isle of Dogs
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