So, the location you see in the film doesn’t quite exist, with Anderson creating a miniature model for use in the movie, though, crucially, the model is based on a very real life location, namely the Sphinx Observatory in Switzerland. One of the highest-altitude buildings in Europe, the Sphinx Observatory opened in 1937 and stands at
This paper explores how Wes Anderson strategically uses nostalgia in his 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel as a form of social commentary on the European interwar period and its relation to the current historical era.
Picture courtesy of www.netninja.com. The opening frame of the film sets the tone and immediately you’re aware this is a Wes Anderson film. All three time periods of 1985, 1968 and 1932 were
In this timeline, the outside scenes showcase a low saturated green and the interiors are in matte and mid saturated oranges, a color pallet that shows warmth but also tells us about the apathy about the hotel. The Grand Budapest Hotel, 1968. The next timeline which is a short one during 1985, brings us to the elder-self of the author talking
The Grand Budapest Hotel. After a winding introduction, we meet a character named Zero, a bellboy under the mentorship of Gustave, the hotel’s concierge par excellence. Gustave is not only an effective manager of the hotel, he is also “devoted” to his elderly, blonde, female clientele. One in particular, Madame Desgoffe und Taxis (Madame
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