The Grand Budapest Hotel
By: screenplay by Wes Anderson ; story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Contributors: Guinness, Hugo, author
Publisher: UNKNO; Opus Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781623160517; 9781480386457
Subjects: Grand Budapest Hotel (Motion picture); Motion picture plays; Drama; Art thefts; Hotel concierges; Hotels
Other titles: Grand Budapest Hotel (Motion picture)
Description: The Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Acting as a kind of father-figure, M. Gustave leads the resourceful Zero on a journey that involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting; the battle for an enormous family fortune; a desperate chase on motorcycles, trains, sledges and skis; and the sweetest confection of a love affair all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. Inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig, The Grand Budapest Hotel recreates a by-gone era through its arresting visuals and sparkling dialogue. The charm and vibrant colours of the film gradually darken with a sense of melancholy as the forces of history conspire against a vanishing world.