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‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Andy Greenwald

2024/8/13
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M. Gustave, the concierge of the Grand Budapest Hotel, is a complex character whose dedication to service, elegance, and his guests clashes with the changing times and the rise of fascism. Despite his impeccable manners and attention to detail, Gustave's personal life is marked by loneliness, hinted at by his solitary meals. This duality raises questions about the role of the aesthete in a world on the brink of chaos.
  • M. Gustave, the meticulous concierge, embodies the spirit of the Grand Budapest Hotel.
  • The film explores the tension between old-world elegance and the encroaching darkness of fascism.
  • Gustave's solitary meals suggest a hidden loneliness beneath his polished exterior.

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The Ringer’s Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Andy Greenwald apply a few squirts of L’air de Panache before rewatching Wes Anderson’s 2014 hit comedy adventure ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ starring Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, and Adrien Brody.

Watch this episode on video on our YouTube channel, Ringer Movies)!

Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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