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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Philip Oltermann in Cannes

‘Cinema doesn’t ship that way’: Wes Anderson mocks Donald Trump’s film tariff plans in Cannes

‘What’s left for us?’ … Wes Anderson on the red carpet at Cannes for the premiere of The Phoenician Scheme.
‘What’s left for us?’ … Wes Anderson on the red carpet at Cannes for the premiere of The Phoenician Scheme. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

American director Wes Anderson has mocked Donald Trump’s plan to impose severe tariffs on foreign-made films, suggesting it would mostly financially hit film-makers like him and be unworkable in practice.

“Can you hold up the movie in customs?” the world’s chief auteur of cinematic whimsy asked at a press conference at the Cannes film festival. “I feel it doesn’t ship that way. I’m not sure I want to know the details so I’ll hold off on my official answer.”

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