Wes Anderson Delights Cannes as ‘Phoenician Scheme’ Lands 6.5-Minute Standing Ovation, Leading Lady Mia Threapleton Overcome With Tears

Wes Anderson surprised Cannes audiences with *The Phoenician Scheme*, a whimsical tale that earned a record-breaking standing ovation and left Mia Threapleton, known for her emotional depth, teary-eyed. The filmmaker, behind films like *Moonrise Kingdom* and *The French Dispatch*, ensured his cast stayed away from Paris’s city limits with a luxurious sanctuary hotel. Produced by American Empirical Pictures and distributed by Focus Features after its successes with Anderson, the film will begin in theaters on May 30 before a wider release on June 6.