Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson makes you dream with his light and sparkling comedy "Asteroid City"
On the ninth day of the Cannes Film Festival, two films enter the race for the Palme d'Or on Wednesday, May 24: The Abduction of Italian Marco Bellochio, and Asteroid City by American Wes Anderson. This one is known for its five-star castings and offbeat humor. On Tuesday, May 23, the team arrived by bus at the Palais des Festivals in a supercharged atmosphere.
Director Wes Anderson on the set of "Asteroid City." © Roger Do Minh/Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features via AP
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With our special correspondent in Cannes, Élisabeth Lequeret
Leaving aside the cast, which includes Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tilda Swinton and other stars, Asteroid City is a kind of summer camp in the middle of the Arizona desert. It was there that in the 1950s a group of astronauts in shorts found themselves cornered by the FBI, on the grounds that a flying saucer had been spotted nearby.
While this may seem light as a starting point for a film, the synopsis allows Wes Anderson to give free rein to his visual sketch genius. It offers a sparkling comedy with a gallery of actors who play wacky characters, including Jeff Goldblum as an alien.
This Wednesday evening, change of program with a climb of the steps more sober, but just as glamorous: Juliette BInoche and Benoît Magimel arrive for The Passion of Dodin Bouffant, a story that combines love and gastronomy.
Actors Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Maya Hawke and Rita Wilson, pose with director Wes Anderson in Cannes, May 23, 2023. © ©Eric Gaillard / Reuters
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