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The Darjeeling Limited

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Original title

The Darjeeling Limited

Year

2007

Running time

91 min.

Country

United States

Director

Wes Anderson

Screenwriter

Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman

Cast

Music

Various

Cinematography

Robert D. Yeoman

Producer

Fox Searchlight, Collage, American Empirical Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Cine Mosaic, Indian Paintbrush, Scott Rudin Productions

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Road Movie. Family Relationships. Comedy-Drama

Synopsis

Francis, Peter and Jack are three brothers who have drifted apart with the years and they don't even speak to each other. Their father's death brings them together again and that reunion brings about the need to bond again. It is then when Francis, the eldest brother, proposes a train journey through India as a spiritual pilgrimage. They will travel on the Darjeeling Limited, a railway line which crosses the country from one end to the other. Once on board the train, the fights and arguments come to a point when they are forced to get off. From then on, left to their own devices, the true journey begins, and its true motive becomes clear. None of them has said it aloud, but the three of them know it: finding the mother who left them on their own to travel to India.

Awards: 2007: Venice Film Festival: Official Selection

2007: Gijon Film Festival: Official Selection

2007: Gijón Film Festival: nominated to Best Feature Film.

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Critics' reviews

"[I found] myself warming to, enjoying and finally being oddly moved by [the film] (...) Anderson packs an extraordinary amount of incident and observation into a mere 90 minutes"

Philip French: The Guardian
"Spiritual journeys, even if they're comedies, don't really lend themselves to the extreme, anal-retentive formalism found in every frame of 'The Darjeeling Limited'"

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
"A slow train to Dullsville that makes all local stops. You know a film is in trouble if the most interesting thing in it is the luggage. Score: ★½ (out of 4)"

Kyle Smith: New York Post
"All the acting is exemplary. Brody, new to Wes' World, is revelatory as Peter"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Anderson is like Dave Brubeck, who I'm listening to right now. He knows every note of the original song, but the fun and genius come in the way he noodles around (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"An odd, flawed, but nonetheless beautifully handmade object as apt to win affection as to provoke annoyance. You might say that it has sentimental value."

A. O. Scott: The New York Times

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