While much of the film is rooted in history, there a few more whimsical elements to look forward to. The fictional town, Ennui-sur-Blasé, is totally Wes Anderson-ified , as are a few key characters: Saoirse Ronan pops up with crimped hair and a mysterious aura around her; Wilson rocks a tiny navy beret; and of course, there's Timothée Chalamet, who plays young revolutionary Zeffirelli, caught bathing in a tub with a towel turban on his head by McDormand's Lucinda Krementz, a journalist for the titular fictional magazine, The French Dispatch. Chalamet's character also shares the same last name with famed Italian director and producer Franco Zeffirelli, although he doesn't appear to be fully based on the Romeo and Juliet director.