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- IntrospectionSelf DiscoverySiblings RelationsMind and SoulFamily ProblemsFamily RelationsSocial RelationsDysfunctional Family more...
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- AsiaHimalayaIndiaTrain
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- Venice Festival Winner
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The Darjeeling Limited, 2007
English, German, Hindi, Sanskrit
USA
Profile of The Darjeeling Limited
The Darjeeling Limited can be described as clever, gloomy, and offbeat. The plot revolves around social relations, introspection, and self discovery. The main genres are drama, independent, and comedy. In terms of style, The Darjeeling Limited has a road movie structure and is talky. In approach, it is realistic. It is set, at least in part, on a train. The Darjeeling Limited is located in the Himalayas and India. It takes place in contemporary times. It is based on a short film. The Darjeeling Limited has received attention for being a Venice Festival winner. Note that it involves profanity.
Summary of The Darjeeling Limited
Wes Anderson, the creator of RUSHMORE and THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, offers another quirky, melancholic riff on familial ties and father issues in THE DARJEELING LIMITED. Francis (Owen Wilson) has invited his brothers, Jack (Jason Schwartzman) and Peter (Adrien Brody), to join him on a train trip for a spiritual quest through India. The brothers have been estranged since their father's sudden death, and each is now embroiled in his own personal drama. Jack is being toyed with by his two-timing girlfriend, Peter's wife is about to give birth, and Francis recently survived a car crash that nearly killed him. As the train chugs its way across India, the brothers try to reconnect, but mainly end up arguing and sharing pharmaceuticals. Francis admits that the real reason he lured them there is because he wants them to visit their mother (Anjelica Huston), who is living in a convent in the Himalayas. Peter and Jack are none too pleased with this plan, and immediately want to go home. The trip hits another snag when they are kicked off the train for a series of offenses. Stranded with their mountain of matching luggage, Peter and Jack are now insistent upon leaving. However, they suddenly find themselves brought together by an deadly accident involving some Indian children. The tragedy unites them, and they decide to continue on to their mother. Their visit with her proves revelatory, and they begin their journey homeward free of both their literal and metaphorical baggage.
The film bears all of Anderson's trademark touches--stilted comedic dialogue, blunted emotions, and bizarre set pieces that pay subtle homage to the 1970s. Though the film is a bit quieter and less madcap than his previous work, it is still sure to delight his many fans.
Details
| Language: | English, German, Hindi, Sanskrit |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 28 September 2007 |
| Runtime: | 91 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jack L. Whitman
as Francis L. Whitman
as Peter L. Whitman
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- by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
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- by: Stephanie Zacharek
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- 23.June.2009
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- by: Regtrash
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- 28.March.2009
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- by: rainforest_elf
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