Split Take Cinema

The French Dispatch is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".Director: Wes Anderson - 1h 47m - English - R

This discussion is a part of our ongoing series reviewing the films on the 2012 BFI Greatest Films of All Time List. M (1931) is 56 on the Critics' poll and is 75 on the Directors' poll.

Chandler and Jacob talk about the filmmaker John Waters and review Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974).

Movie Synopsis: In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives.

Movie Synopsis: A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.