There will be a movie review of The Phoenician Scheme. But first a guessing game.
The Phoenician Scheme Game – Guess the name of the actor/ actress in the cast, in each painting below.
#1 Guess the name of this actress.
Answer: Mia Threapleton.
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There are more paintings to be pasted here soon; probably tomorrow. The entire cast will be here. I’ve drawn all sketches, which need to be painted.
Here are clues. You can guess the names of the actresses and actors by referring to the cast here.
Female actresses:
Anna Bardorf, Mia Threapleton, Scarlett Johansson, Hope Davis, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Aysha Joy Samuel, Imke Buchel
Male actors:
Benicio del Torro, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Rupert Friend, Bill Murray, William Dafoe, F Murray Abraham, Steven Park, Alex Jennings, Jason Watkins, Donald Sumpter, Scott Shepherd, Karl Markovics, Tonio Arango, Stephane Bak, Mohamed Chahrour, Imad Mardnli, Jaime Ferkic .
You can write your guesses in a post in your blog and link it to this post, for me to see the pingback. You can also post your link in a comment below. If you don’t have a blog, type your guesses in a comment below. Thank you.
Coming soon –
The Phoenician Scheme movie review:
This is a comedy and satire. If you like comedy, go watch it. The plot is comprehensible. Korda is like a most wanted man to be dead. Many assassins tried to kill him. His eldest child is a daughter, who chose to train as a nun, and her vocation name is Sister Liesl. She who has all but taken her vows, when Korda sends for her, to persuade her to be his heir, “on a trial basis”. The audience will hear some lines of script being repeated throughout this movie. Mainly to remind viewers that this movie is a comedy.
Its not such a surprise to guess if Sister Liesl will become a nun.
The movie opens with Korda chilling in a bath tub of white liquid, that could be milk or bath solution. There are several takes of this scene. He reads or has his food and drink while soaking in his bath. Why show Benicio del Toro bare chested? He maybe ageing, but his physique is still to be commended. Or maybe director Wes Anderson used a body double? The bathroom shots were from the aerial view so the audience is none the wiser. Anderson wants to solicit disgust by showing dining and wining in the tub.
While drinking a spirit is commonly depicted in commercials and real life, eating is less so. Our association with eating in the commode room serves up unsavory images and smells.
Rating of movie: 2, because the plot is simple, although the scenes are elaborately written.
Rating of movie sets: 4. The sets are elaborate. The director, Wes Anderson, had a budget to pay for props, or borrowed them from good sources.
Commentary on Actor/ Actress: There are many actors and actresses. You may not even remember them.
Scarlett Johansson played the aloof, new romantic interest of Korda, who accepts his marriage proposal, without committing to help him with an investment into his business. Her acting is truly good. I thought she didn’t feign more emotion into the scene because her role was a minor one. The director is always right, except when the actress is celebrated and throws more weight?
Related:
Wes Anderson
Juman Halouf
