The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel - Hardcover

Seitz, Matt Zoller

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419715712 ISBN 13: 9781419715716

Publisher: Abrams, 2015

Synopsis

Wes Anderson's eighth feature film, a meticulously crafted, visually resplendent matryoshka-doll caper set primarily in an alternate-history version of 1930s Europe, The Grand Budapest Hotel is, perhaps, the fullest expression to date of Anderson's varied thematic and stylistic idiosyncrasies, influences, and obsessions. This supplemental one-volume companion to The Wes Anderson Collection (Abrams 2013) is the only book to take readers behind the scenes of The Grand Budapest Hotel with in-depth interviews between Anderson and cultural critic and New York Times bestselling author Matt Zoller Seitz.

Anderson shares the story behind the film's conception, the wide variety of sources that inspired it--from author Stefan Zweig to filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch to Photochrom landscapes from turn-of-the-century Middle Europe--personal anecdotes about the making of the film, and many other reflections on his filmmaking process. These interviews will be accompanied by behind-the-scenes photos, ephemera, and artwork.

The Grand Budapest Hotel has received nine Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture, Directing, and Writing - Original Screenplay; Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards; Best Screenplay, NYFCC and LAFCA Awards

About this title

Review:

It couldn t be more Wes if it was printed on corduroy. 5* --EMPIRE Magazine

From the Author:

Matt Zoller Seitz, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for criticism, is one of the world’s leading experts on Wes Anderson’s life and work. He currently writes for New York magazine, serves as editor in chief of RogerEbert.com, and is the author of The Wes Anderson Collection (Abrams 2013).

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1419715712
• ISBN 13: 9781419715716
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256