Overview
- Benicio del Toro stars as wealthy businessman Zsa-Zsa Korda and Mia Threapleton appears as his estranged daughter Liesl, whose inheritance dispute drives the espionage plot.
- Alexandre Desplat’s collaboration yields a sparse, darker score that incorporates an interpretation of Stravinsky’s 'The Firebird'.
- Anderson’s meticulous storyboarding process with a small team enabled efficient set construction and precise shot planning.
- Michael Cera’s portrayal of Bjorn, a Norwegian insect expert, is shaped by detailed costuming and storyboard-driven rehearsals.
- A French Cinematheque exhibition in Paris highlights set pieces, costumes and props from Anderson’s body of work.