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Films » The Grand Budapest Hotel

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The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel

What a delightful ride. I particularly loved some of the visual humour – the escape sequence was perfection.