With the film premiering in competition at the Cannes Film Festival just ahead of its May 23 release in the UK, it’s a promising start for what is Anderson’s twelfth feature (thirteenth, if you count his Oscar-winning Netflix anthology project, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More).
Casually moving into new terrain – this might be dubbed a tale of industrial espionage – this typically quirky offering comes with all the usual Anderson trappings: a starry ensemble cast (including his old pal Bill Murray, playing – who else? – God); fastidious production design from Adam Stockhausen; and heaps of arch humour.
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Meanwhile, a cadre of government officials (led by Rupert Friend) are plotting to bring Korda down, a man whose accumulated wealth has not always been acquired legally.
Certainly, he’s a man of no fixed abode, without even a passport to his name. “I don’t need any human rights,” he says. Despite also being under the belief that her father’s fortune has been gained through “unholy mischief”, Liesl agrees to take on the estate, under the impression that she can use his ill-gotten-gains for good.
As plot developments go, it’s sometimes baffling, sometimes inconsequential. But The Phoenician Scheme is still an enjoyable doodle from Anderson, benefitting from being one of the best cast of the director’s recent movies. Del Toro, who featured in Anderson’s 2021 film The French Dispatch, is fabulous as Korda, mixing mystery with menace. Likewise, Threapleton is a force of nature as the good-natured nun, while Scott Pilgrim… star Cera has a ball as Bjorn, complete with comedy European accent and a tarantula.
The Phoenician Scheme is released in UK cinemas on Friday 23rd May 2025.
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