The film recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune—all against the backdrop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.
In 1920s Europe, a famed hotel concierge by the name of Gustave H. is bequeathed a painting called Boy with Apple after his one night stand, Madame D, is killed. Madame D’s son, Dmitri, vows revenge on Gustave by framing him for Madame D’s murder. Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy, and his love interest, Agatha, help Gustave hide Boy with Apple from Dmitri and the authorities.
Principal photography for The Grand Budapest Hotel began on location in Berlin and Görlitz, near the German-Polish border in January 2013. Filming finished up in Germany in March 2013, with set pictures featuring Goldblum, Wilson, Dafoe and Norton emerging on the Internet. Anderson chose to shoot the film in three aspect ratios, 1.33, 1.85, and 2.35:1, one for each timeline.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux
Screenplay by: Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
Production Design by: Adam Stockhausen
Cinematography by: Robert D. Yeoman
Film Editing by: Barney Pilling
Costume Design by: Milena Canonero
Set Decoration by: Anna Pinnock
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual content and violence.
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: March 7, 2014
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