“Beyond lifting certain events and situations, Anderson shows an affinity for Salinger in his tone and style. Their technical virtuosity, unique and recognizable style, recurring themes and metaphorical structures link these authors and make it worth studying their similarities.

That is why, each new edition, there was a search for a stylish and recognizable font which from then on would always be linked to the writer.

Salinger, however, wanted his covers to be entirely bare, with only the title of his book and his own name on them. In the case of Anderson, the font Futura Bold always returns on movie posters and DVD covers along with his typical colorful, carefully designed style. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye and his short stories, but the rest of his oeuvre is also in many ways indebted to Salinger.īoth authors have a recognizable style and have a particular opinion about the design of their works. Especially Anderson’s first three films have a lot in common with J.D. Salinger’s tragicomic stories of dysfunctional families have inspired Wes Anderson a great deal. Further blogposts will discuss many more similarities, so stay tuned. In this blogpost I will discuss their similar plots, but be aware that this is only the beginning of their similar geniality. I love it when great masters refer to other great masters. Salinger, the novelist who inspired Wes Anderson in so many ways, is also one of my favorite writers. You can imagine that it is not a coincidence that J.D. As you might have noticed, Wes Anderson is one of my favorite directors of all times.

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