The Wes Anderson Collection

ThisNewYorkTimesbestsellingoverviewofWesAnderson'sfilmographyfeaturespreviouslyunpublishedbehind-the-scenesphotos,artwork,andephemera,withanintroductionbyMichaelChabon.Writer/directorWesAndersonguidesmovie/televisioncriticMattZollerSeitzthroughAnderson'slifeandcareerinahardcoverbook-lengthconversation,woventogetherwithoriginalillustrationsandproductionimagesfromBottleRocket,Rushmore,TheRoyalTenenbaums,TheLifeAquaticwithSteveZissou,TheDarjeelingLimited,FantasticMr.Fox,andMoonriseKingdom.TheresultisameticulouslydesigedbookthatcapturesandreflectsthespiritofWesAnderson'smovies:melancholy,playful,wise,andwonderfullyunique.PraiseforTheWesAndersonCollection:“InTheWesAndersonCollection,SeitzexpandsaseriesofvideoessaysonAnderson’sinfluences,illuminatingasmuchofAnderson’sprocessaspossibleinamassive,beautifullyrenderedvolume.Althoughitlooks(andsometimesreads)likeacoffeetablebook,TheWesAndersonCollectionbringstogetherstyleandsubstancetoprovidealovinghomagetoAnderson’sfilmsandmoviemakingingeneral.”—TheA.V.Club“Yourcoffeetablewants—no,scratchthat—needsthisbook...Packedwith400imagesofeverythingfrombehind-the-scenessetshotstomakeupinspirationtohand-drawnstoryboards,themassivetomeispureeyecandy.Butinadditiontothevisuals,SeitzalsodivesdeepintoeachandeveryAndersonfilm.”—NYLON“AmagicaltourofWesAnderson’sfilmography.”—Cmagazine“Eachpageofthisbook—filledwithconversations,photographsandartworksurroundingeachfilm—showcasesAnderson’spop-cultureinspirationsfromHitchcockandStarWarstoJacquesCousteauandtheFrenchNewWave.Betterthanmostoftheirkind,thetalksrevealacandidnessandhonestybetweencriticanddirector,allowingSeitztodigaroundAnderson’svaultandsharehisdiscoveries.”—FILTER“TheWesAndersonCollectioncomesascloseasabookcantoreadinglikeaWesAndersonfilm.Thedesignismeticulouslycrafted,withgorgeousfull-pagephotosandtoucheslikeastillrepresentationofRushmore’sopeningmontage.”—TheA.V.Club“Readingthebook,youfeelasifyou’redisappearingintotheminiatureworldofAnderson’smovies,likeyou’replayingaroundinthefilesandfastidiouslykeptdossiersassembledforeachproject.Inthisway,thebookmimicsthework.”—Complex.com“It’ssmart,informative,andlooksbeautiful.Inotherwords,it’stheperfectgift.”—Complexmagazine