Overview

• The film is Anderson’s twelfth feature and was filmed at Studio Babelsberg, showcasing his trademark symmetrical framing and pastel-infused production design.
• Benicio del Toro stars as Zsa-Zsa Korda, a wealthy industrialist who survives successive assassination attempts and turns to his nun-turned-daughter for succession.
• Mia Threapleton portrays Liesl, whose restrained performance anchors the father-daughter dynamic amid Korda’s grand infrastructure ambitions.
• The ensemble cast includes Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray and Michael Cera in eccentric roles as investors and adversaries in Korda’s Phönizischer Meisterstreich project.
• Reviewers praise the film’s hand-crafted authenticity and performances even as some question whether its lavish visuals come at the expense of emotional depth.