S5E8.75 - Wes Anderson and The Grand Budapest Hotel [2014] with Matt Severson

2024-10-01

Matt Severson returns to discuss Wes Anderson and The Grand Budapest Hotel. We discuss Lubitsch’s clear influence on the film, Anderson’s use of fabulist distancing techniques, common attitudes about Anderson’s supposed emotional remoteness, and our own emotional connections to the film. Edited by Eden Cote-Foster. We have a Discord! Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify NEXT WEEK: Screenwriter Mateusz Pacewicz joins us to discuss Ernst from a Polish perspective! WORKS CITED...

Matt Severson returns to discuss Wes Anderson and The Grand Budapest Hotel. We discuss Lubitsch’s clear influence on the film, Anderson’s use of fabulist distancing techniques, common attitudes about Anderson’s supposed emotional remoteness, and our own emotional connections to the film.

Edited by Eden Cote-Foster.

We have a Discord!

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

NEXT WEEK:

Screenwriter Mateusz Pacewicz joins us to discuss Ernst from a Polish perspective!

WORKS CITED:

The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel by Matthew Zoller Seitz

Video Essay on The Grand Budapest Hotel by Matthew Zoller Seitz

Devan’s review of To Be Or Not To Be on Letterboxd

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