The Wes Anderson Collection

About this book

This New York Times bestselling overview of Wes Andersons filmography features previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos artwork and ephemera. Introduction by Pulitzer Prizewinning author Michael Chabon Writer/director Wes Anderson guides movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz through his life and career in this hardcover book-length conversation woven together with original illustrations and production images from Bottle Rocket Rushmore The Royal Tenenbaums The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou The Darjeeling Limited Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. The result is a meticulously designed book that captures and reflects the spirit of Wes Andersons movies: melancholy playful wise and wonderfully unique. The Wes Anderson Collection comes as close as a book can to reading like a Wes Anderson film. The design is meticulously crafted with gorgeous full-page photos and touches like a still representation of Rushmores opening montage. The A.V. Club Each page of this bookfilled with conversations photographs and artwork surrounding each filmshowcases Andersons pop-culture inspirations from Hitchcock and Star Wars to Jacques Cousteau and the French New Wave. Better than most of their kind the talks reveal a candidness and honesty between critic and director allowing Seitz to dig around Andersons vault and share his discoveries. FILTER Also available from Matt Zoller Seitz: The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel The Oliver Stone Experience Mad Men Carousel Also available: The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs The Wes Anderson Collection: The French Dispatch