The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

by Matt Zoller Seitz, Anne Washburn (Introduction)

Overview

This companion to the bestselling The Wes Anderson Collection is the only book to take readers behind the scenes of The Grand Budapest Hotel. Through a series of in-depth interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and cultural critic Matt Zoller Seitz, Anderson shares the story behind the film's conception, personal anecdotes about the making of the film, and the wide variety of sources that inspired him--from author Stefan Zweig to filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch to photochrom landscapes of turn-of-the-century Middle Europe. The book also features 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 Previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos, ephemera, and artwork lavishly illustrate these interviews and essays. The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel stays true to Seitz's previous book on Anderson's first seven feature films, The Wes Anderson Collection, with an artful design and playful illustrations that capture the spirit of Anderson's inimitable aesthetic. Together, they offer a complete, definitive overview of Anderson's filmography to date.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613128770
Publisher:	Abrams, Harry N., Inc.
Publication date:	02/10/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	204 MB
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About the Author

Matt Zoller Seitz, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for criticism, currently writes for New York magazine, serves as editor in chief of RogerEbert.com, and is the New York Times bestselling author of The Wes Anderson Collection (Abrams, 2013). Anne Washburn's plays include Mr. Burns, The Internationalist, A Devil at Noon, and a transadaptation of Euripides's Orestes. She lives in New York City and, occasionally, Buenos Aires.

Editorial Reviews

Eye-popping!”—New York Times Book Review

“A rare follow-up that equals its predecessor, and a welcome post-script from the critic who’s become the definitive voice on all things Anderson.”—Flavorwire

“Like Anderson’s work itself, this book’s visuals will have you coming back to it again and again.”—Boston Globe

“More than a companion piece to the previous book—it's a veritable companion, to be taken along on exotic trips, and to be talked to when nobody is looking.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

From the Publisher

Eye-popping!

New York Times Book Review

More than a companion piece to the previous book—it's a veritable companion, to be taken along on exotic trips, and to be talked to when nobody is looking.

Philadelphia Inquirer

A rare follow-up that equals its predecessor, and a welcome post-script from the critic who’s become the definitive voice on all things Anderson.

Flavorwire

Like Anderson’s work itself, this book’s visuals will have you coming back to it again and again.

Boston Globe