"Castello Cavalcanti" is an 8-minute Prada promo movie written and directed by Wes Anderson 2 years ago. He worked with several of his longtime collaborators on this one such as screenwriter Roman Coppola, actor Jason Schwartzman or costume designer Milena Canonero. In this short movie, a racecar driver crashes, but (what a coincidence) arrives in a small village where some of his distant relatives are living. He talks a bit to the people, orders spaghetti and just makes a connection with the locals. It is very obvious by the colors, the static camera shots and just the whole product that this is a Wes Anderson movie. Unfortunately, as much detail as there is to the visual side, as little attention was paid to the story. It is not interesting and there are actually some pretty stupid moments, like when he talks apparently on the phone, but does not dial a number. Even if this was just to make the bartender jealous, he at least could have pretended that he is really calling somebody. All in all, possibly Anderson's worst career effort. Nothing interesting to watch here. Thumbs down.
Review of Castello Cavalcanti
