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The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

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The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel by Matt Zoller Seitz provides an in-depth look at Wes Anderson's film through interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and stunning visuals. It delves into the creative process, exploring the film's unique aesthetic, its narrative structure, and the influences that shaped it. This book is a comprehensive visual and textual exploration of Anderson's work, combining critical analysis with personal insights.
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If you're captivated by the unique artistry, cinematic flair, and meticulous design of Wes Anderson's films, you'll likely find this book to be a visual and narrative feast. It delves into the intricacies of his work with rich insights, stunning artwork, and engaging behind-the-scenes stories, perfect for fans of film and art.

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Acclaimed critic Matt Zoller Seitz goes behind the scenes of Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel

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This companion to the New York Times bestselling book The Wes Anderson Collection takes readers behind the scenes of the Oscar\u00ae-winning film The Grand Budapest Hotel with a series of interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz.

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 Previously unpublished production photos, artwork, and ephemera illustrate each essay and interview.

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, 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.

Praise for the film, The Grand Budapest Hotel:

Four Academy Awards\u00ae, 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
Praise for the book, The Wes Anderson Collection:

"The Wes Anderson Collection 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 . . ."
- Eric Thurm, The A.V. Club

Also available from Matt Zoller Seitz: Mad Men Carousel, The Oliver Stone Experience, The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads, andThe Wes Anderson Collection.

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Matt Zoller Seitz's work on The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel has received high praise for its engaging visuals and depth. Acknowledged by critics as an equal to its predecessor, the book is appreciated for its ability to stand alone while serving as a delightful companion, capturing the unique essence of Anderson's work in an eye-popping manner that invites repeated enjoyment.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419715716

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 February 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: 150 colour illustrations

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Anne Washburn

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 246.0mm

Height: 293.0mm

Weight: 1410g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Matt Zoller Seitz, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism, is the TV critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com, as well as the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com.

A Brooklyn-based writer and filmmaker, Seitz has written, narrated, edited, or produced more than a hundred hours’worth of video essays about cinema history and style for the Museum of the Moving Image and The L Magazine, among other outlets. His five-part 2009 video essay, β€œWes Anderson: The Substance of Style,” was later spun off into a New York Times bestselling hardcover book, The Wes Anderson Collection (Abrams, 2013).

Seitz is the founder and original editor of the House Next Door, now a part of Slant Magazine, and the publisher of Press Play, a blog of film and TV criticism and video essays. He is the director of the 2005 romantic comedy Home.

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.

Max Dalton is a graphic artist living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by way of Barcelona, New York, and Paris. He has published a few books and illustrated some others, including The Wes Anderson Collection (Abrams, 2013). Max started painting in 1977, and since 2008, he has been creating posters about music, movies, and pop culture, quickly becoming one of the top names in the industry.

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