after their very wealthy father of the whitman family dy three very wealthy brother set off to india to find their wealthy self indulgent mother who be undergo some mental catharsis guilt trip by act a a nun in a quasi christian temple in india . on this journey through india and these three brother attempt to also attain some spirituality by undergo ridiculous make up spiritual ritual . the film actually begin with this meaningless episode of jack whitman and play by jason schwartzman and stay in an upmarket french hotel and have a reunion with his girlfriend play by natalie portman . there be a very gratuitous naked scene of natalie portman ( more for the benefit of the coppola family she oblige ) and that just about end her contribution to the film except for two second at the end . bill murray and angelica huston also make cameo appearance . the contrast between the three brother and the absolute poverty of india be brush over by some stupid interaction in the saving of a child life and the funeral of one that tragically die . there be a simplistic attempt at symbolism in the act of unloading luggage . this very cheap self indulgent film be a further extravagant mean of introduce another member of the coppola family into the film business in the family nepotism tradition . this film be write and produce by roman coppola and his cousin jason schwartzman along with wes anderson and who direct the film ( he direct the royal tenenbaums ) . owen wilson and adrian brody play the other two brother . the film be stupid and tell u nothing about the human condition other than extremely rich trendy men can make short film at the drop of a feather .