The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

MOVIE #1,327 • 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 • 01.29.24 This is the centerpiece of Anderson's four Roald Dahl shorts he made for Netflix in 2023. The likely live-action short form favorite at the Oscars, is the longest and probably best of the bunch. I really enjoyed all of these movies and they feel like an anthology feature that really works. There's a simplicity to the aesthetics here that, while certainly in the wheelhouse, feels fresh. It might not be easy to see at first glance but — like he did with the narrative in Asteroid City — Wes is trying new things. And the new players in the mix — Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade and Dev Patel — are all welcome additions.

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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. It was released on September 1, 2023.