If you asked an average millennial moviegoer to name a favorite director, odds are Wes Anderson would be a top three answer. The auteur behind classics like "Rushmore" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" has developed arguably the most distinct cinematic language that exists today.

The Hungarian film institute’s booth at the Cannes Film Festival has a glossy brochure promoting a studio complex on the outskirts of Budapest. Next to a mock medieval village, it has a cluster of wood-paneled houses described as an “American suburb.