Waiting for Wonderful Wes: The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Flicking through the Guardian’s helpful guide to the highlights of 2014, I was delighted to see the announcement of the new Wes Anderson film. After promptly watching the trailer once, twice, three times…oh and another time because my mother walked in the room, I am itching with excitement but also deflating like a balloon at the prospect of having to wait a few months until its release. (Why are all films promoted so much earlier than their release date?)

Like many others I fell in love with Sam and Suzy’s whirlwind romance across the wooded landscape of the Island of New Penzance in Anderson’s previous film Moonrise Kingdom and so am overjoyed by the prospect of feasting on his latest creation. Watching his films feels like filling your lungs with a breath of fresh air. Or returning to a great dream as you get to enter a different world and follow the Anderson brigade through their bizarre adventures. Continue reading