Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
Christopher J. Long
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- TriviaIn a 2023 interview with Deadline, Wes Anderson spoke about how Ralph Fiennes got into the character of Roald Dahl: "In our house, we have a recording of Dahl reading Fantastic Mr. Fox. He did record himself doing quite a few of [his books]. There's also a reasonable amount of documentary stuff about Dahl. In fact, when we started filming Henry Sugar, Ralph was on set, in the little space that's a recreation of Dahl's workspace, and I could hear him talking to himself. I said, 'Tell me what you're saying.' It turned out that he'd been observing Dahl from the archival stuff I'd sent him, and he knew Dahl's little rituals. He was acting them out on his own, just in preparation. And I was like, 'Start over, start over! We'll film this!' And so, the movie begins with Ralph completely improvising. Every take was a bit different, because it's Ralph just sort of channeling Dahl getting ready to write. Ralph is so interesting and authentic."
- GoofsStarting around 22:00 as the cuts go back and forth between front angle cuts and side angle cuts; the orientation of how Roald Dahl is holding the cigarette changes.
- Quotes
Henry Sugar: I didn't do anything illegal, did I?
Policeman: Illegal?
Policeman: [screams] YOU'RE AN IDIOT!
- ConnectionsEdited into The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
- SoundtracksCosi Fan Tutte, K. 588, Act I Scene 2: No. 10, Terlettino Soave Sia il Vento (Dorabella, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arrangement by Jonathon Rathbone
Performed by The Swingles (as The Swingle Singers)
Courtesy of Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Featured review
A book reading, Wes Anderson style!
This is exactly what you would expect from an auteur like Wes Anderson. A wonderful tale told in the most colourful and symmetrical way that is the trademark of Wes.
It is a short film, not short on charm. A formidable cast containing revered names like Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade all in multiple roles. And every actor does complete justice to each character they play.
This is the most faithful a book adaptation can get as it is literally told like a storybook. It's like a graphical representation of Roald Dahl's story.
The only criticisms I have is that like most of Wes' works, this feels emotionally alienating; and that the dialogue is too fast to understand without the subtitles.
But, nevertheless, this is a Wes classic.
It is a short film, not short on charm. A formidable cast containing revered names like Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade all in multiple roles. And every actor does complete justice to each character they play.
This is the most faithful a book adaptation can get as it is literally told like a storybook. It's like a graphical representation of Roald Dahl's story.
The only criticisms I have is that like most of Wes' works, this feels emotionally alienating; and that the dialogue is too fast to understand without the subtitles.
But, nevertheless, this is a Wes classic.
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- Sep 26, 2023
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- Runtime40 minutes
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