The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

Timing: 0:39 (39 min)

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Release date

2023-09-20

Country

United States

Production

Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures

Genre

Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Website

https://www.netflix.com/title/81388090

Director

Wes Anderson

Actors

Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Jarvis Cocker, Rebecca Cornford, David Gant, Martin Foreman, Agatino Trimarchi
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Scenario

Wes Anderson

Producer

Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven M. Rales

Operator

Robert D. Yeoman

Composer

Artist

Neneh Lucia, Celene McDowell, Albert McCausland

Audition

Editing

Andrew Weisblum, Barney Pilling
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• Director, screenwriter, and producer Wes Anderson recounted how Ralph Fiennes prepared for the role of Roald Dahl. The filmmakers had recordings of Dahl reading his books (including “Fantastic Mr. Fox”), as well as documentaries about Dahl. During the filming of “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” Fiennes recreated Sugar’s workspace and tried to emulate his mannerisms. Anderson repeatedly asked Fiennes to improvise in various scenes.
• Hanging on the wall is a copy of a painting purportedly by Russian and Soviet artist Ivan Klyun (Klyunkov, 1873-1943) titled “The Watchmaker.” The original is located at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (one of the largest art museums in the United States); however, doubts have recently emerged about its authenticity. At the beginning of 2024, the painting was removed from the exhibition due to these doubts, and the BBC filmed a documentary, “The Zak Case: Anatomy of a Fake Collection.” This painting also featured in Christopher Nolan’s drama “Oppenheimer” (2023).