“Myrtle (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Hiram Cabbot (Luke Wilson) are zoologist explorers who have been stationed in Morocco, commissioned to track down and tag the elusive Mauritanian Zebra Gull. Living in a mid-century modern apartment carved into a tree, the couple grapple with feelings of je ne sais quoi when Hiram loses his lucky cashmere slipper while attempting to chase a kite. Myrtle tries to commit suicide by eating juniper berries, but is revived by a local herbal healer (Youssou N’Dour). Anderson was rumored to have created the film’s fictional Mauritanian Zebra Gulls using only the eyelashes of actual zebras.”
— Go and read Tess Lynch’s Filmosophy essay on Wes Anderson. It is challenging for several reasons.
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