A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 135 wins & 226 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene in which Ludwig (Harvey Keitel) says "Good luck, kid!" before slapping Zero (Tony Revolori) across the face was shot forty-two times until Wes Anderson was satisfied. Keitel actually slapped Revolori each time.
- GoofsWhen the concierges are pulled away from their important duties, one concierge is administering modern CPR, which was invented in the 1960s. Promotion for non-medical professionals started in the 1970s.
- Quotes
M. Gustave: You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh, fuck it.
- Crazy creditsNear the end of the closing credits, an animated Russian figure does a traditional dance.
- ConnectionsEdited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
- SoundtracksThe Linden Tree
Written by Pavel Vasilevich Kulikov
Performed by Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Vitaly Gnutov
Courtesy of Natalya Abramyan and National Music Publishers
Courtesy of Universal International Music B.V. Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
The bottom line is that all these weird factors work together to make a film that you'll probably enjoy--but, like me, you won't be exactly sure why!
- planktonrules
- Jun 15, 2014
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Khách Sạn Đế Vương
- Filming locations
- Görlitz, Saxony, Germany(Historical Art Nouveau Department store, formerly "Karstadt")
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $59,301,324
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $811,166
- Mar 9, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $174,567,384
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix