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The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 100 min United States of America, Germany R 18+
★8.8
Comedy, Drama
Director: Wes Anderson
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Description
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$59.3M
Worldwide:
$174.6M
Starring
Ralph Fiennes
Actor
F. Murray Abraham
Actor
Mathieu Amalric
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2015
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Original Score
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 2015
— Best Sound
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
— Best Cast Ensemble
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Film Editing
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Screenplay
Berlin International Film Festival 2014
— Silver Bear – Grand Jury Prize
BAFTA 2015
— David Lean Award for Direction
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Screenplay
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Cinematography
Berlin International Film Festival 2014
— Golden Bear
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
BAFTA 2015
— Best Production Design
BAFTA 2015
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2015
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2015
— Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA 2015
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 2015
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 2015
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2015
— Best Actor
Georges Awards 2015
— Best Foreign-Language Comedy
Golden Eagle 2015
— Best International Feature Film
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Fantasy Film
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Young Performer
Saturn Awards 2015
— Best Screenplay
César Awards 2015
— Best International Feature Film
Key opinion
Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel is widely celebrated as a visually meticulous and stylistically distinct masterpiece. While most critics praise its innovative humor, superb ensemble performances, and intricate production design, a minority of viewers find the director's signature aesthetic to be overly rigid and emotionally distancing.
| Acting | Ralph Fiennes delivers a masterful, charismatic lead performance that serves as the film's primary anchor. | |
| Production | The production design exhibits breathtaking precision, using diorama-like sets and vibrant palettes to craft an immersive, fairy-tale atmosphere. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography is defined by trademark symmetry, fluid camera work, and static framing that reflects the director's perfectionist vision. | |
| Score | The score effectively blends folk elements and grand orchestral motifs to heighten the film's blend of dark satire and melancholic drama. | |
| Direction | Wes Anderson’s highly stylized, theatrical aesthetic divides the audience: proponents find it charming and inventive, while detractors view it as a hollow, artificial, or repetitive exercise in style. |