The cast includes some of my favorite actors. The storyline, based on the writings of Stephan Zweig, is gripping. The script is well-written and funny. The costume and production design are exquisite. The photography is sublime. The color palette is lovely in pink hues, and has beautiful lighting. All these factors make this film an enchanting pop-up book come to life, which in no way trivializes the harsh realities of war, of loneliness, of greed; but instead, heightens the purity of kindness, and treats the subject with the courageous optimism of Fellini's "Nights of Cabiria".
Review of The Grand Budapest Hotel
