Overview

• Directed by Wes Anderson, the 2025 period piece premiered at Cannes on May 18 with a six-minute standing ovation before its UK launch on May 23.
• Benicio Del Toro leads as tycoon Zsa-zsa Korda opposite Mia Threapleton’s debut turn as his nun-in-training daughter, Liesl.
• Reviewers have lauded Anderson’s meticulous production design, symmetrical framing and whimsical set details.
• Michael Cera earns praise as Bjørn, the daughter’s insect-obsessed tutor, alongside cameos from Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Scarlett Johansson and Benedict Cumberbatch.
• Critics note the film’s elaborate narrative moments can feel overwrought and emotionally distant compared with Anderson’s earlier work.