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The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

This companion to the bestselling The Wes Anderson Collection is the only book to take readers behind the scenes of The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of The Wes Anderson Collection

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of The Wes Anderson Collection

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 Previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos, ephemera, and artwork lavishly illustrate these interviews and essays.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. An absolute must for Wes Anderson and movie fans, alike.

Illustrated grid of dozens of characters wearing various formal and casual outfits in muted colours, arranged in rows across a beige background
Young men in porter uniforms and caps stand in a richly decorated interior with red carpet and warm lighting, a behind-the-scenes photograph from The Grand Budapest Hotel
Open book showing a photograph of two men in conversation in a richly decorated interior with red patterned curtains, alongside text introducing "The First Interview" chapter
Open book spread showing film stills and behind-the-scenes photography from The Grand Budapest Hotel, including costume and production design details alongside descriptive text and interviews
Open book spread from The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, showing two photographs on the left page and an article titled A Wholly Different Element on the right, with red and gold patterned endpapers visible on the covers
The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel book displaying its cover featuring the iconic pink facade of the hotel with a window pattern design
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