Asteroid City

Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Has Sharply Divided Cannes. The idiosyncratic writer-director returns to Cannes with a who’s who of actors, a 1950s fever-dream look, and no point whatsoever.

Imagine you’re a filmmaker, and you’ve assembled a dream cast of A-list stars, crack character actors, and your usual stock company of famous faces. Your production-design team has gifted you with a set that’s evocative of a 1950s Southwestern desert landscape, complete with Monument Valley vistas and Route 66 iconography. The costume designer has absolutely nailed the period couture, from cowpoke denim-on-denim to aristocratic golf duds to bewitching fitted dresses. The sunbaked color palette suggests a faded postcard from family vacations past.

Genres:Drama, Romance, Comedy

Director:Wes Anderson

Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett JohanssonTom