It's easy to get lost in Asteroid City (2023), Darjeeling Limited (2007), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The French Dispatch (2021). What is it about Wes Anderson's style that hooks us in? Is it symmetry, the perfectly composed frames or that muted pastel palette? Turns out, it's all that and a little bit more.
Anderson's signature visual elements are easy to identify. What about the distinctive look of A Death in the Gunj (2016), Call Me By Your Name (2017), Gully Boy (2019), Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) - or most Sanjay Leela Bhansali films, really — that makes us want to watch them over and over even if we're only half following the plot? Pooja Rajkumar Rathod, 32, cinematographer for the 2023 documentary Secrets of the Elephants and Satya Rai Nagpaul, 53, cinematographer for 2022's Ghoomketu, both BAFTA Breakthrough India 2023 honourees, offer a quick guide to following a film's visuals.
Stay composed.
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Staying well within range
Driving from Mumbai to Mahabaleshwar in an XC40 Recharge at night means going against the odds but it's not dangerous
Forget demure, forget mindful
Women are expected to dress their age. But why should arbitrary numbers dictate anyone's choices? Wear what you want, when you want
Bubbling under, boiling over
The year's best food yet, from Bandra to Seoul, from old names and new, from starters to afters
The new spin doctors
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Shall we put a label on this?
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Pho heaven's sake, explore!
There's more to Vietnam than the Golden Bridge or Ha Long Bay. Discover limestone cliffs, rice terraces, and local foods that haven't made it to the 'gram
No. Wait. She did what?
These mean girls are self-centred, bratty, and can make your life hell. But they stole the show. Read on, loser. And tell us how it wasssss
Are you seeing spots too?
Jyoti Bhatt's serigraphs use traditional symbols in modern ways, creating art that is slyly clever and full of little stories
Leave us to our own devices
Instead of banning gadgets, restaurants should ban people that are actually disturbing the peace
Siam Siam, but different
The reason Indians feel instantly at home in Thailand is because their mix of Hindu and Buddhist traditions so closely mirrors our own, creating a comfort zone abroad