num_pages: 256
description: This companion to the New York Times bestselling book The Wes Anderson Collection takes readers behind the scenes of the Oscar-winning film The Grand Budapest Hotel with a series of interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz.Learn all about the film's conception hear personal anecdotes from the set and explore the wide variety of sources that inspired the screenplay and imageryfrom author Stefan Zweig to filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch to photochrom landscapes of turn-of-the-century Middle Europe. Also inside are interviews with costume designer Milena Canonero composer Alexandre Desplat lead actor Ralph Fiennes production designer Adam Stockhausen and cinematographer Robert Yeoman; essays by film critics Ali Arikan and Steven Boone film theorist and historian David Bordwell music critic Olivia Collette and style and costume consultant Christopher Laverty; and an introduction by playwright Anne Washburn. Previously unpublished production photos artwork and ephemera illustrate each essay and interview.The Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel stays true to Seitz's previous book on Anderson's first seven feature films The Wes Anderson Collection  with an artful meticulous design and playful original illustrations that capture the spirit of Anderson's inimitable aesthetic. Together they offer a complete overview of Anderson's filmography to date.Praise for the film The Grand Budapest Hotel :Four Academy Awards including Costume Design Music - Original Score and Production Design; Nine Academy Award nominations including Best Picture Directing and Writing - Original Screenplay; Best Film - Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Awards; Best Original Screenplay BAFTA WGA NYFCC and LAFCA AwardsPraise for the book The Wes Anderson Collection : The Wes Anderson Collection comes as close as a book can to reading like a Wes Anderson film. The design is meticulously crafted with gorgeous full-page photos and touches . . .Eric Thurm The A.V. ClubAlso available from Matt Zoller Mad Men Carousel The Oliver Stone Experience The Wes Anderson Bad Dads  and The Wes Anderson Collection .
language: English
title: The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel
publisher: Abrams