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<B>The official behind-the-scenes companion to <I>The French Dispatch</I> and the latest volume in the bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series</B><P><I>The French Dispatch</I>&mdash;the tenth feature film from writer-director Wes Anderson&mdash;is a love letter to journalists set at the titular American newspaper in the fictional 20th-century French city of Ennui-sur-Blas&eacute;. The film stars a number of Anderson&#39;s frequent collaborators, including Bill Murray as the newspaper&#39;s editor in chief; Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, and Frances McDormand, as well as new players Jeffrey Wright, Benicio del Toro, Elisabeth Moss, and Timoth&eacute;e Chalamet, who&nbsp;bring to life a collection of stories published in&nbsp;<I>The French Dispatch&nbsp;</I>magazine.<BR /><BR /> In this latest one-volume entry in The Wes Anderson Collection series&mdash;the only book to take readers behind the scenes of <I>The French Dispatch</I>&mdash;everything that goes into bringing Anderson&#39;s trademark style, meticulous compositions, and exacting production design to the screen is revealed in detail. Written by film and television critic <I>and New York Times</I> bestselling author Matt Zoller Seitz, <I>The Wes Anderson Collection: The French Dispatch</I> presents the complete story behind the film&rsquo;s conception, anecdotes about the making of the film, and behind-the-scenes photos, production materials, and artwork.</P>