Let me begin by letting you know a little about Germany’s
partnering with American film producers.
Germany is no small player in making top quality English speaking
films.
For well over a year I’ve been hearing buzz about this film
produced by the prolific American producer Scott Rudin and Berlin’s Studio
Babelsberg. Germany is dead serious
about making terrific and in recent years given generous film grants to
producers to make the magic happen.
Some recent past productions funded by the German government
are some of my favorites such as Black Book, Valkyrie, Inglorious Bastards and
The Book Thief are a few wonderful examples.
California has chased away filmmakers with excessive taxation
right into the loving arms of Canada and Germany. American filmmakers are finding Germany has
so much to offer them in every possible way.
The German film locations are amazing and different. Reunified, Eastern Germany has loads of
untouched real estate spared from modern development because of long time
Communist control. The more modern metropolis
locations are in the Western Cities of Germany.
Now it’s time to talk about this awesome film!
This Wes Anderson film is a real adventure and a wonderful
farce. It has an all-star cast however
recognizing these actors will be a challenge because of superb makeup and
costumes.
The cleaver writing was only surpassed by the great delivery
of the lines by the cast. The film is
non-stop entertainment revolving around the adventures of a hotel concierge and
a lobby boy. You will find out our concierge
goes the extra distance to make sure his elderly, female and rich guests are
comfortable.
The stars pop up one at a time and they will keep you
guessing and laughing even after you’ve gone home.
I’ve told you enough and don’t want to spoil the film for
you. Go see it! I will buy the Blu-Ray DVD when it released
for my collection.
The cast includes:
Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric , Adrien Brody, Willem
Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton,
Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson.
I must warn you that the trailer below does not do the film
justice!
Comments
Studio Babelsberg has highly talented and enthusiastic crews as well as young talents full of motivation.
Roman Polanski, Director, "The Pianist", "The Ghost Writer"
D won't probably be made in Germany
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http://pjmedia.com/blog/berlinollywood-new-polanski-thriller-backed-by-german-government/