the grand budapest hotel is supposed to take place at budapest, hungary.
the grand budapest hotel is supposed to take place at budapest, hungary.
where is the grand budapest hotel supposed to take place?
budapest, hungary
in present day, a teenage girl approaches a statue in a courtyard. in her arms is a memoir by "the author." she begins reading about a trip he made to the grand budapest hotel in the late 1960s. he discovered that the nearly deserted hotel, located in the republic of zubrowka, a nation ravaged by war and poverty, has become dilapidated. the author meets mr. moustafa, the hotel's owner, who tells him the tale of how he took ownership of the grand budapest and why he is unwilling to close it down.
the grand budapest hotel
ty burr of "the boston globe" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "with "the grand budapest hotel", wes anderson is up to his old tricks but with a magnanimous new confidence that feels like a gift." bruce ingram of the "chicago sun-times" gave the film four out of five stars, saying "it's quintessential anderson, in other words, but also an unabashed entertainment. and that's something to see." steven rea of "the philadelphia inquirer" gave the film four out of four stars, saying ""the grand budapest hotel" is by far the most headlong comedic affair in anderson's canon. it's practically marx brothers-ian at moments. and fiennes – who knew he was capable of such wicked, witty timing?!" christopher orr of "the atlantic" gave the film a positive review, saying "the comedy in "the grand budapest hotel" is among the broadest yet undertaken by anderson. but amid the frenzied hubbub, there are intimations of a darker, sadder history unfolding." a.a. dowd of "the a.v. club" reviewed the film positively, saying "anderson's latest invention, "the grand budapest hotel", may be his most meticulously realized, beginning with the towering, fictional building for which it's named."
the grand budapest hotel