On the bright side, she’s left a priceless painting to M. Gustave and Zero arrive Tilda’s estate (incidentally, a castle), she has died. Luckily, Edward Norton with a really great moustache intervenes.īy the time M. Gustave are stopped during their train journey and roughed up a bit by a rather fascist military force. In a moment that becomes of great significance later in the plot, Zero and M. Gustave receives bad news about Tilda Swinton (I reiterate that I’m terrible at remembering character names) and rushes to her side along with Zero. The GBH routine is thrown into chaos when M. Aaaaaaaaand no one ever explains that scar. Agatha works in Mendl’s, the local bakery whose special is a courtesan au chocolat. It’s because of his work as a lobby boy that Zero meets Agatha (played by Saoirse Ronan, who I’m a bit obsessed with). However, he comes around quite quickly and teaches Zero the ways of being a lobby boy. Gustave is quite irked he never signed off on. WHAT.Īt this point, Zero enters the story as the newly hired lobby boy that M. Gustave reassures her and sends her on her way home, so all must end well, mustn’t it? But seriously, Tilda Swinton. One of these ladies is played by a basically unrecognizable Tilda Swinton, who is reluctant to leave the hotel as she’s had a premonition of her death. Gustave’s, er “other duties as assigned” is to be a sort of male escort to wealthy old blonde ladies. Gustave, the rather eccentric hotel concierge. The author (unnamed as far as I know, but I won’t pretend I’m wonderful at remembering character names) jumps at the chance to have dinner with Zero and hear his story. The author of the story notices this man, Zero Mostafa, because he carries an air of sadness and loneliness. Aforementioned lobby boy is now the owner of the titular Grand Budapest Hotel, now a shadow of its former self. Our story is based on a fictional book (inspired by a real author’s works), which is in turn based on a lobby boy’s story about his mentor and friend, M. Even so, the cameos are pretty excellent. It’s like everyone who was even once considered for a role in a Wes Anderson film ended up in this. And good lord, I don’t think any critic could possibly believe there are too few cameos in this. But it’s a great one, so I’ll let it slide. I love this film, but it takes the frame story concept a little bit too far: it’s a story in a story in a story. Gustave, eccentric hotel concierge, and his protégé, Zero Mostafa. Speaking of which, how many times have I seen this film (you may ask yourself)? Er, more than once…Īn unnamed author relates the story of M. I would watch this one with you 1,000 times, blog wife. This week’s entry in Blog Free or Die Hard is one of my favorite films and I might have cried a little when Christa suggested it.
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