Wes Anderson says no one should modify Roald Dahl's work

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At the 80th Venice Film Festival, Anderson strongly opposed to recent revisions of Dahl's books to remove descriptions of characters like 'fat' and 'crazy'. Photo: AFP

Director Wes Anderson, who presented his take on a Roald Dahl story at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, came out strongly against moves to alter the author's books for "sensitivity" reasons.

Anderson received a lifetime achievement award and presented his 40-minute The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar based on a short story by Dahl.

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