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2014 · 100 min · R

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Directed by Wes Anderson · Comedy, Drama

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) is a Comedy film, directed by Wes Anderson set during the 1930s–1960s. It runs 100 minutes and is rated R.

A con artist, with a whimsical and darkly comic tone. Themes of friendship and memory & nostalgia play out through frame narrative and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Robert D. Yeoman
Cast
Ralph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricAdrien BrodyWillem DafoeJeff GoldblumHarvey KeitelJude Law

The world of this film

Setting

Setting

Premise & themes

Premise
Tone
WhimsicalDarkly ComicNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Propulsive
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction
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