Wes Anderson goes (AT&T) commercial

Remember that long American Express ad Wes Anderson did back in 2006? Here's a quick refresher:

Although it was perhaps less affecting than Scorsese's effort for that same ad campaign, it was nonetheless pretty brilliant.

Anderson is finished with a new series for AT&T that bears some stylistic similarities to this commercial, featuring a long take in front of a changing facade, which also might remind you of the long take used to cover the entire submarine in The Life Aquatic or the one that shows the family towards the end of The Royal Tenenbaums. While the new ads lack some of the power of his original ad, they still have a good deal of the "wow" factor and may perhaps act as a prelude for The Darjeeling Limited, coming out in limited release on Sept. 29.

Watch the new ads in full here at Slashfilm.

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