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Celebrate 25 years of Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums with a special anniversary screening featuring a Tenenbaum-themed costume contest and trivia with prizes! Come dressed as your favorite character from Margot and Richie to Royal, Chas, Eli, or any of the film’s unforgettable personalities and compete for prizes. Then put your Tenenbaum knowledge to the test with trivia covering memorable quotes, characters, music, costumes, and all the wonderfully strange details that make the film a classic.
The Royal Tenenbaums, directed by Wes Anderson, is a quirky comedy-drama about the dysfunctional Tenenbaum family and their unexpected reunion. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) and his wife, Etheline (Anjelica Huston), have three exceptionally talented children: Chas (Ben Stiller), a financial genius; Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow), a gifted playwright; and Richie (Luke Wilson), a former tennis prodigy. After years of separation and personal failures, the family is brought back together when Royal announces that he has a terminal illness.
Royal's supposed illness becomes an opportunity for him to reconnect with his estranged family, although his selfish and manipulative behavior creates plenty of conflict. As the story unfolds, the Tenenbaums confront old resentments, failed relationships, and the pressures that come with growing up as a former child genius. The film also features Owen Wilson as Eli Cash, Bill Murray as Raleigh St. Clair, Danny Glover as Henry Sherman, and Alec Baldwin as the narrator.
Known for Wes Anderson's distinctive visual style, dry humor, and unusual characters, the film explores themes of family, regret, forgiveness, and finding a way to move forward after failure.
The film received significant recognition during the 2001–2002 awards season and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, written by Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson.
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Little Art Theatre, 247 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs, United States
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