The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

<DIV>This companion to the <I>New York Times</I> bestselling book <I>The Wes Anderson Collection </I>takes readers behind the scenes of the Oscar-winning film <I>The Grand Budapest Hotel </I>with a series of interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz.<BR /><BR /> Learn all about the film's 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. Also inside are 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 Previously unpublished production photos, artwork, and ephemera illustrate each essay and interview.<BR /><BR /><I>The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel</I> stays true to Seitz's previous book on Anderson's first seven feature films,<I>The Wes Anderson Collection</I>,<I> </I>with an artful, meticulous design and playful, original illustrations that capture the spirit of Anderson's inimitable aesthetic. Together, they offer a complete overview of Anderson's filmography to date.</DIV><DIV><BR /><B>Praise for the film, <I>The Grand Budapest Hotel</I>:</B><BR /><BR /> Four Academy Awards, including Costume Design, Music - Original Score, and Production Design; Nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Directing, and Writing - Original Screenplay; Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards; Best Original Screenplay, BAFTA, WGA, NYFCC, and LAFCA Awards</DIV><DIV><P><B>Praise for the book, <I>The Wes Anderson Collection</I>:</B><BR /><BR /> “<I>The Wes Anderson Collection</I> 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 . . ."<BR /> -Eric Thurm, <I>The A.V. Club</I><BR /><BR /> Also available from Matt Zoller Seitz:<I> Mad Men Carousel, The Oliver Stone Experience, <I>The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads</I><I>, </I></I>and<I><I></I><I>The Wes Anderson Collection</I>.</I><BR />  </P></DIV><BR />