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The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Hardback English
By (author) Matt Zoller Seitz , Introduction by Anne Washburn


Wes Andersons 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 Andersons 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 films 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.


Product details

Format Hardback | 256 pages
Dimensions 246 x 293 x 25mm | 1,410g
Publication date 16 Feb 2015
Publisher Abrams
Publication City/Country New York, United States
Language English
Illustrations note 250 colour illustrations
ISBN10 1419715712
ISBN13 9781419715716
Bestsellers rank 67,474