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The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Race Horse Name from This Movie

Society of the Crossed Keys; Boy with Apple; post-rock titles

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:51:01Read transcript
  • Society of the Crossed Keys is a band-name choice.
  • Concierge Freed from Shackles, Stack of Filthy Carpets and a Starving Goat, A Tricky War, and Gunter Was Slain in the Catacombs resemble post-rock track titles.
  • Boy with Apple is the horse-name choice.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Career ladder; rudeness; Soviet-era hotel; Madame D’s will

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:55:57Read transcript
  • Lobby boy is treated as the starting point before becoming concierge.
  • Rudeness as an expression of fear is affirmed.
  • The hotel’s survival under socialism is explained through Zero surrendering his fortune and the tradition of retaining tourist hotels; bugged rooms are speculation.
  • Madame D’s secret ownership and conditional second will explain Gustave inheriting the hotel after her murder.
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:58:20Read transcript
  • The Silence and Hail, Caesar! are proposed.
  • The Lady Vanishes is proposed.
  • The Earrings of Madame de… is recommended for its camera movement and influence.
  • Grand Hotel is recommended; its year is corrected from 1936 to 1932.
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron is jokingly proposed as a post-Soviet counterpart about a butler who stops saying yes.
  • The Remains of the Day is chosen for its institution persisting through political change.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Boy with Apple; champagne and table settings; Mendl’s box; funicular; slippers

In the discussion (5)
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  • Boy with Apple is the obvious choice despite earlier criticism.
  • The champagne split and whole table settings are desired.
  • A Mendl’s box is selected.
  • The funicular is desired for a residence.
  • Dmitri’s red slippers prompt another joking comparison with him.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 02:01:42Read transcript
  • Wes Anderson is the final choice, while Fiennes remains the hypothetical Oscar recipient.
  • Anderson’s fully realized vision earns another explicit choice; art and aesthetic principles are also proposed.
  • A further Anderson agreement emphasizes beauty and satire serving the emotional blow of Gustave’s death.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel

Producer review

Film-school influence; satisfying pace and humor; Fiennes; style integral to character

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 02:02:59Read transcript
  • The film dominated film-school cinematography exercises because its symmetrical framing and dolly shots seemed reproducible.
  • It prompted exploration of Anderson’s earlier films.
  • Its pace, energy and overt humor make it especially satisfying; Fiennes gives a favorite performance.
  • The controlled style feels integral to Gustave and the plot, reducing the irritation some feel with Anderson’s other films.
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