The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

ISBN: 1419715712

Author: Seitz, Matt Zoller

Condition: New

This book, part of the New York Times bestselling The Wes Anderson Collection series, takes readers behind the scenes of the Oscar-winning film The Grand Budapest Hotel with a series of interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz.Introduction by award-winning playwright Anne WashburnLearn all about the films conception, hear personal anecdotes from the set, and explore the wide variety of sources that inspired the screenplay and imagery-from author Stefan Zweig to filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch to photochrom landscapes of turn-of-the-century Middle Europe.This beautifully designed book also contains interviews with costume designer Milena Canonero, composer Alexandre Desplat, lead actor Ralph Fiennes, production designer Adam Stockhausen, and cinematographer Robert Yeoman; essays by film critics Ali Arikan and Steven Boone, film theorist and historian David Bordwell, music critic Olivia Collette, and style and costume consultant Christopher Laverty; and an introduction by playwright Anne Washburn. Previously unpublished production photos, artwork, and ephemera illustrate each essay and interview.The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel stays true to Seitzs previous book on Andersons first seven feature films, The Wes Anderson Collection, with an artful, meticulous design and playful, original illustrations that capture the spirit of Andersons inimitable aesthetic, offering an overview of Andersons filmography.Praise for The Wes Anderson Collection:The Wes Anderson Collection comes as close as a book can to reading like a Wes Anderson film. The design is meticulously crafted, with gorgeous full-page photos and touches.-The A.V. ClubAlso available from Matt Zoller Seitz:The Wes Anderson CollectionThe Wes Anderson Collection: Bad DadsThe Oliver Stone ExperienceMad Men CarouselAlso available:The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of DogsThe Wes Anderson Collection: The French Dispatch