The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

While the war between two states is raging on the street and the 20th century is flowing, a well-known European hotel has its own adventures. Concierge Gustav N takes Zero Mustafa as a guarantor and apprentice, who becomes a junior porter. The hotel is visited by various famous personalities, including an elderly woman, Madame D. There is an unequivocal connection between the woman and Gustav, which leads to a very funny conclusion, namely the search for the painting "The Boy with an Apple". The disappearance of a Renaissance creation turns the whole small world inside the hotel upside down and forces Gustav and his young friend to race. Read more The Grand Budapest Hotel has a very real prototype under it, and not just Wes Anderson's fiction. The building was called Görlitzer Warenhaus, it was built on the border of Germany and Poland in 1912. The director decided to pay tribute to tradition and shoot the film entirely on the territory of Germany. In addition, a sizeable mock-up was made specifically for some angles and compositions. The director also paid close attention to Tilda Swinton's make-up. The actress playing the lady, who is 84 years old, had to spend more than one hour in the make-up chair. And it was a very expensive make-up, which Anderson insisted on, although he tries to make films with small budgets. For the role of Gustav, who was eventually played by Ralph Fiennes, Johnny Depp was predicted for a long time, but at the last moment his candidacy was dropped. On the other hand, the cast, and the film crew in general, includes old friends and colleagues of Wes, including composer Alexander Desplat, actors Edward Norton, Bill Murray, William Dafoe and others. Milena Canonero, the artist of "The Grand Budapest Hotel", turned to fine art for a special style in the film. Namely, to painting, inspired by the works of Gustav Klimt.