The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

Directed by

Wes Anderson

Genre

drama film, comedy film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

37 min

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 1,424 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man learns about a yogi who can see without his eyes. He tries to master the skill to cheat at gambling.

whimsicalplayfulfast-pacedcleverdeadpantheatricallightheartedquirky

What happens

Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, or simply The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, is a 2023 American fantasy short film written, co-produced, and directed by Wes Anderson, based on the 1977 short story "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" by Roald Dahl. It is the second film adaptation of a Dahl work directed by Anderson, following Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character alongside Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade. The story sees a rich man learning about a clairvoyant guru who could see without using his eyes through the power of a particular form of Yoga, then setting out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling. The film is the first of a four-part series of shorts adapted from Dahl's short stories, including "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison". Development on the project began in January 2022, with most of the cast signed on. Principal photography took place in London that month. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar was originally reported to be a feature film until Anderson clarified in June 2023 that it would be one of a collection of short films. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2023, and received a limited theatrical release on September 20, 2023, followed by being released on Netflix on September 27, 2023. The other three Anderson shorts based on Dahl stories premiered on Netflix on succeeding days: The Swan on September 28, The Rat Catcher on September 29, and Poison on September 30. On March 15, 2024, the film was released in a feature length film anthology along with the other three shorts titled The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More. It received positive reviews critics and won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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