grand hotel be a movie about how people live intertwine in there brief stay in a hotel in this case the grand hotel . well in the beginning of the movie the doctor guy say grand hotel . people come and go well that be just the way the movie be . the entire movie be film inside the hotel . the story not for once go outside the hotel . and well what happen outside the hotel be all left for our imagination . the story of the movie be superb . i love it . it be sad and true and funny and involve . well there be all kind of character . the character story before they come into the grand hotel be never explain . which be another superb thing about this excellent film . the story involve so many people and the way there life intertwine be really well execute . and well there have be many movie after the year 2000 that have story involve many people with their own story . well i must say the performance be all great . especially by joan crawford and lionel barrymore . the character they portray just stole my heart . too sad that in 1932 there wasn not any support actor or actress award . if there be than i bet lionel and crawford would have win easily . all in all and this be a phenomenal oscar win movie . and it be also one of the most important movie in the history of cinema . positive i love it and enjoy it .