Wes Anderson: The Substance of Style

A five-part video essay written, narrated, and edited by the critic and filmmaker Matt Zoller Seitz.

Part 1: Charles Schulz, Orson Welles, Francois Truffaut
Part 2: Martin Scorsese, Richard Lester, Mike Nichols
Part 3: Hal Ashby
Part 4: JD Salinger
Part 5: The prologue to THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, annotated

This is essential both for those with an interest in Anderson and a possible way forward for film criticism. Hell, it's so good I'm willing to reconsider THE GRADUATE.

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