Grand Budapest Hotel - Synopsis

Director: Wes Anderson, 2014

Comedy Drama

The film has three time periods; the 1930s, 1960s, and the 1980s. The present is told on cool hues while the past uses bright colors.

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a comedy-drama film. It approaches a particular story through tragedy, war, fascism, nostalgia, friendship, and loyalty.

Monsieur Gustave is a Concierge of a mountainside resort in the Republic of Zubrowka. Suddenly Gustave is involved in the murder of a wealthy woman; He and a newly befriended Zero, embark on a quest for fortune and a priceless Renaissance painting, all while running away from the dead lady’s lunatic son.

Red

Denotes danger.

Green

Outdoors - freedom

The film starts with a young girl walking through a cemetery to visit the bust of an elderly man. The scene is grim and should evoke a sadness and melancholic response. But the hue of colors presents us with a conflict.

Denotes danger.

Balance

Red - Orange Blue Yellow Purple

Pomp and Vanity

Inconsistency

The scene tells us to feel sad while the color tries to make us cheerful. The scene is supposed to be a somber and grim reminder of what has happened in the past.

1930’s.

1960’s.