The Wes Anderson Collection. Conversations with Wes Anderson about his films

“I wrote this book for twenty years. I don’t want it to sound like something very important, or to give you the impression that I was working on it non-stop all these years, but in terms of time – that is a fact.” — Matt Zoller Seitz
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Anderson's films demonstrate that the magic of art, conveying the beauty of destruction, disappointment, failure, decline, even ugliness and cruelty, is genuine only to the extent that it is willing to confront grim facts and ruses for altering the situation; it is honest only to the extent that it builds its strict and inevitable box around the miniature version of the artist's world. Balancing on the edge, the director creates multilayered tragicomedies that cannot be fully deciphered at first glance, which is why he is so loved by critics and audiences.
In this book, Wes Anderson himself will tell you how he shot almost all of his films – “Bottle Rocket”, “Rushmore”, “The Royal Tenenbaums”, “The Life Aquatic”, “The Darjeeling Limited”, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”, and “Moonrise Kingdom”. You will learn how stories were conceived and scripts written, the efforts it took to bring each film to the big screen, and which of his films Anderson loves the most.
Matt Zoller Seitz has been a great admirer and good friend of the reclusive director for many years, making all the stories candid, detailed, and most importantly – heartfelt. Each chapter is accompanied by atmospheric illustrations created specifically for this book.
An incredible gift for those who see more in Anderson's films than just comedies!