Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read and review Wes Anderson

Are you a Wee Anderson fan? Then his is the book for you. Each chapter brings you some wonderful stories and photos from Mr Anderson’s movies.

The life and work of Wes Anderson is a wonderful addition to this series of visual biographies. I love the style of the art and continue to enjoy these books, with their wide range of focus from popular culture.

I’ll be honest. I wanted to read this one because of the pictures. I’m a sucker for Anderson’s aesthetic as a director, and the photographs in this volume do not disappoint. They are beautiful and take up whoe pages, but you know what else is pretty cool about this book? The text.

Cool layout aside, I love Nathan’s passion for the auteur and his excitement to dig deep into the characters, plot, themes, and even actors in Anderson’s films. The book moves chronologically by film and has neat, little inserts about different motifs, actors, and influences across films.

Would recommend this book for any Wes Anderson fan and or film nerd from a film enthusiast. I love geeking out with other people about film, and reading this book felt like a conversation with my movie buddies. It’s out next week, so pick up a copy from your favorite local bookstore, or request through your library.

This is a richly illustrated study of Wes Anderson’s films, in a format and style matching the author’s hugely popular book on Tarantino and his very recent book on Ridley Scott. The books are elegant objects with big glossy pictures, organised around a study of the works, film by film. The format is hugely appealing and Anderson fans, in particular, will love it.

The secret of its success is not just the design, but the way the writing complements the design: the book aims to be a pleasure to read as it is to look at. Nathan is a film critic whose aim is to communicate his own enthusiasm for directors with a distinctive voice and aesthetic. The focus is very much on the films, not the critic - he explains the background to each film, the casting and production details, runs over the plot, picks out themes and stylistic elements and their popular reception. But this is done in a fun, conversational tone - more like a magazine article, not in a heavy academic or encyclopedic style. He does provide a good amount of info, he just uses text books for the technical aspects (signature camera techniques; key filmic influences, and such like). This works well, keeping the text light.

Nathan explores each of Anderson’s works in turn, up to and including The French Dispatch (which at the time of writing still exists only in trailer form). The characterisation of each film is very deft. Moonrise Kingdom, for example, is a mix between Bonnie and Clyde with Swallows and Amazons. Bottle Rocket’s pairing with Schultz’s Peanuts is aptly described as ‘understated poignancy’. There are lots of these little insights - they are neat little packets of info - and they are very apt when describing Anderson’s films, which he notes are like stamp albums with their own collection of influences, neatly laid out. Only once or twice did I think the info might be adjusted - the idea that Bertolucci’s The Conformist is a general influence on Anderson is mentioned, but not really explained (the controlled use of colour and framing to support the storytelling).

Great films, great book, great text - highly recommended!

Wes Anderson is one of my favorite filmmakers, and I enjoyed the photographs in the book. The review copy provided is a pdf, which is too small to read the text.

What a treasure this book is, especially for Wes Anderson fans! If, like me, you have a few of his films on your personal list of all time favorites, then you’ll find a lot to discover here. And such beautiful photographs! Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC for review.

A beautiful and wise book about beautiful and wise movies. Numerous pictures and illustrations are accompanied by extensive analysis of the idea behind every title and their reception after releases.

A perfect Christmas gift for every Wes Anderson fan.

Thanks to the publisher, Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.

I devoured this in a single sitting. Wes Anderson films feel like this perfect piece of scenery. Any part of any of his films could be captured and framed and look beautiful.

And this book captured that feeling perfectly. It was stunning and I’m really excited to have a solid fully formed copy in my hands so I can see all the incredible pictures in vivid detail. The essays were informative and this was just overall a really lovely way to spend an evening.

A wonderful and fun look inside the world of one of my favorite directors, Wes Anderson. This is the perfect book for anyone who has always wondered about Wes Anderson and how he comes about his films. It features a deeper insight into all of his films and his process. It was a delightful read and I loved learning more about my favorite films made by him!

I may not have watched the entirety of Anderson's filmography, however his distinct aesthetics, his narrative style and cinematic composition make for an absolutely compelling cinematic experience.Nathan's analyses of Anderson's movies are spot on, whilst the presentation of the book is amazing, quite Anderson-esque; I will definitely be buying a physical copy.

The ultimate book for any Wes Anderson fan. The author lays out each film in chronological order with stories and facts that make it seem fresh and like you're discovering them for the first time.

A great collection of photography and movies. I love Wes Anderson this is a very interesting book about his thoughts process in filmmaking.