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The three Whitman brothers have traveled from their homes in America to India together; they haven't seen each other for a year since the death of their father in a car accident. Now they are aboard a transport train called the Darjeeling Limited. The oldest, Francis (Owen Wilson) says, "We're here to find ourselves and bond with
The three Whitman brothers have traveled from their homes in America to India together; they haven't seen each other for a year since the death of their father in a car accident. Now they are aboard a transport train called the Darjeeling Limited. The oldest, Francis (Owen Wilson) says, "We're here to find ourselves and bond with each other. Can we agree to that?" With the help of his assistant, he has drawn up a list of spiritual places to visit.
Neither Peter (Adrien Brody) nor Jack (Jason Schwartzman) is very excited about the journey. Peter, the middle brother, is anxious about the fact that his wife is pregnant and he is about to become a father. Jack, the youngest, a short-story writer, is troubled by the activities of his ex-girlfriend and is constantly eavesdropping on her answering machine. All three brothers are obsessed with not getting sick in India and are filling themselves with pills and potions and pain killers.
Director and co-writer Wes Anderson dealt with family relationships in his hilarious comedy The Royal Tenenbaums where he poked fun at the various rivalries, power struggles, guilts, and dependencies of siblings. In this rambunctious drama, the Whitman brothers have a close encounter with each other on the road. Francis tries to take charge of everything and even make menu choices for Peter and Jack, much to their dismay. Peter drops that their father said he was his favorite son, and that goes over like a lead balloon with his brothers. Sick of the arguments between Francis and Peter, Jack finds an escape having sex with Rita (Amara Karan), an exotic train stewardess who serves sweet lime to all the passengers. Her boyfriend and superior kicks them off the train after they cause several disturbances: first with a poisonous snake Peter has purchased and then with a fight where Jack sprays mace on his siblings.
Although Francis tries unsuccessfully to orchestrate a spiritual epiphany at various religious sites, they finally break out of the cocoon of family squabbling when tragedy strikes three boys on a raft in a river. What happens draws the Whitman brothers into the arms of a community where they slow down and reach out to others in a spiritual way.
The final leg of their journey turns out to be a reunion with their mother (Anjelica Huston) who has become a Catholic nun in a Himalayan convent. She essentially tells them to quit obsessing about the past. But that means leaving a lot of baggage behind and traveling lighter. This spunky spiritual comedy ends with this metaphor and sends us on our way rejoicing for the Whitman brothers and their yearning for a new life.
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Release date: 26 October 2007
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fernando posted a review 1 month, 2 weeks ago
“Pure Wes. More a tour to his tastes than a tour to India. The humour is traced in the laconic expression and contradictory behavior of the 3 bros., speciallly Jason, real Wes buddy.” read more
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 All the Blessed Films that Kid ▲ Watched in 2012 (48 movies items)"Ha! I'm just like Owen's character, always forcing my siblings to stick together. Wish I could drag us all to India too to have some sort of a spiritual awakening. Brilliant cast, heavenly soundtrack, smashing wardrobe... just... damn fine."
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Kun on aiemmin samana iltana nähnyt Rushmoren, on mahdollista huomata toteavansa Jason Schwartzmanin olevan muuntautumiskykynsä puolesta ehkä jotain muuta kuin aivan turha näyttelijä. Tarinan kärryillä pysyminen on ekalla katselulla pätkittäisen avautumisen vuoksi hieman niin ja näin, mutta veljesten toilailut pitävät naaman töllössä positiivisessa mielessä ja kiehtovasti kuvattua Intiaa on ilo (?) katsella. Symboliikka kaikesta turhasta irrottautumiseen on kliffaa."
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 Anticipation: Movies I'm looking forward to seeing (26 movies items)"Wes Andreson again making a film that I have yet to see. I heard from some that this is his best film. Who knows, but only time will tell, and I'm looking forward to finding out.
Viewed: June 15 2013
Some of the expected Wes Anderson elements are in this one. However, Anderson seems to have toned down some of his stylistic elements and focus more on storytelling and character progression. This movie had focus, a small core of characters, and great casting/acting. The dialogue was succinct and "
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 Aprakadabra's Movie Diary - 2012 (460 movies items)"15.9
Lempeä ja kaunis elokuva, jossa kolme veljestä pohdiskelevat välejään. Luulenpa että toisella katselukerralla tämä avautuu vielä paremmin kokonaisuutena. Näyttelijöiden työ on kaiken kaikkiaan loistavaa, jopa ärsyttävän Jason Schwartzmanin."
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 Film Diary 2012 (39 movies items)"Yet another great film by Mr. Anderson.
Great work from the cast, I loved the setting."
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 Watched in 2012 (237 movies items)"Watched on: 7/12
This was another Wes Anderson film I'd already seen, but that doesn't make it any less great, because it really is a great movie. The family dynamic works really well all the actors are fantastic. Being the middle of three brothers, I can really relate.
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A good movie “Honestly, even though I enjoyed all the movies I have seen directed by Wes Anderson (I still have to watch 'Bottle Rocket' and 'Rushmore' though), none of them actually blew me away, except for 'Fantastic Mr Fox' which was truelly awesome. Still, he has a very interesting directing style so I watched all of them with great interest. This flick was the last one I saw and, exactly like the rest of his work, I liked it but I didn't think it was great. Beforehand, I even watched 'Hotel Chevalier' which worked pretty well as a companion piece but I also thought it was rather misleading. Indeed, to the contrary to the other brothers, you do get this way a backstory for Jack and it gives you the feeling that he is the main protagonist when it is not the case actually. Anyway, the cast was pretty ” read more
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