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“In spite of the purity of their cause, to create a free, borderless, utopian civilization, the students, nevertheless, split into factions before fully uniting in first place.”
Lucinda Krementz (Frances McDormand)
The rue du Sauvage is one of the places on which Wes Anderson concentrated the most during the shooting of The French Dispatch. The production begins by cordoning off the neighborhood to build various fake storefronts that are then affixed to the existing buildings. In order to recreate the atmosphere of a demonstration, several barricades are made to form several barricades made of bricks and mortar. The trees are even cleverly made up with moss, to give the sequence a surreal patina.
The plateau is located on the junction between the East Ramparts Tunnel and Montmoreau Street. Many extras are hired to appear alongside Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet and Lyna Khoudri. The realism of the wooden constructions, which are supposed to reproduce business fronts, impresses the inhabitants while sand is laid out all over the street. Without forgetting the famous cobblestones symbolizing in themselves the revolts of May 1968. Of course, vintage cars are also used, including an authentic Citroen “salad basket” van.
Particularly seduced by Angoulême and its surroundings, Wes Anderson later confessed to having succumbed to the charm of the Bardines hotel in the rue Beaulieu. A vast and luxurious residence overlooking the city.
The French Dispatch encouraged a 9-minute standing ovation at its screening at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021.
30 Rue du Sauvage
Crossing the ramparts through a tunnel, rue du Sauvage is one of the most beautiful in Angoulême.
Dominated by the impressive spire of the Church of Notre-Dame d’Obézine, Rue du Sauvage is inscribed in the history of Angoulême. Close to the ramparts, it is lined with beautiful buildings in the typical architectural style of the region.
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