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May 30, 2025

At the Movies: ‘Phoenician Scheme' is as Wes Anderson as a Wes Anderson film can be

By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer

“They say you murdered my mother,” the young would-be nun tells the shady tycoon. “I feel the need to address this.”

There's something about the deadpan delivery and the clear-eyed manner that makes you sit up and take notice of Liesl, and even more of Mia Threapleton, who plays her in “The Phoenician Scheme.” (And there's another thing, too obvious to ignore: Boy, does she ever resemble her mom, Kate Winslet.)


 
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