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Wes Anderson Delights Cannes as ‘Phoenician Scheme’ Lands 6.5-Minute Standing Ovation, Leading Lady Mia Threapleton Overcome With Tears
"The Phoenician Scheme" earned Wes Anderson and his sprawling cast a 6.5-minute standing ovation.
Anderson’s leading lady Mia Threapleton — who has acting in her blood thanks to mother Kate Winslet — was overcome with emotion as the applause raged on, smiling as tears poured down her face. Mia Threapleton stars as his daughter, a nun named Sister Liesel, with Michael Cera making his long-awaited Wes Anderson movie debut as her tutor Bjorn Lund. The filmmaker produced “The Phoenician Scheme” via American Empirical Pictures, with Jeremy Dawson and John Peet, as well as Steven Rales via Indian Paintbrush.
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