Amazon Prime VideoWealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.
Buoyed by a traditionally spectacular ensemble, “The Phoenician Scheme” feels unlikely to be anyone’s favorite Wes Anderson flick, but it’s so easy to like that it’s equally difficult to hate it.May 30, 2025. 5 min read. Wes Anderson searches for meaning in the biblical and the bureaucratic in his often delightful “The Phoenician Scheme,” a film that feels slighter than the surprisingly heavy “Asteroid City” but hums with the precise craftsmanship we expect from this singular filmmaker.
The Phoenician Scheme tethers the filmmaker’s existential interests (the unfettered power of the billionaire class, unchecked greed and environmentalism) to the kind of poignant humanistic narrative that’s been missing from his latest offerings.
