In Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, what is the imprisoned artist’s name?

The imprisoned artist in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch is Moses Rosenthaler.

Rosenthaler is played by Benicio del Toro in the film’s first major story, “The Concrete Masterpiece.” He is a convicted murderer held at Ennui prison, where he creates an abstract painting on a concrete wall. The work attracts the attention of wealthy art collector Julien Cadazio, whose family sees commercial potential in it.

Rosenthaler’s story is presented as an article written by art correspondent J.K.L. Berensen, played by Tilda Swinton. The film’s structure turns a fictional magazine’s final issue into several connected episodes. Viewers sometimes confuse Rosenthaler with other named figures in the same segment, especially Julien Cadazio, the collector, or Arthur Howitzer Jr., the magazine’s editor.