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The Darjeeling Limited [2007]
from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan, Wallace Wolodarsky
directed by Wes Anderson

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• PAL

Editorial Review:

Family tension again provides dramatic comedy in Wes Anderson's new film, The Darjeeling Limited, about three American brothers travelling by train to find their reclusive mother in rural India. Like The Royal Tenenbaums, this film succeeds because of its smart, funny script in addition to the visual beauty of India and its luxurious locomotive transportation. In Darjeeling, the oldest brother, Francis (Owen Wilson), blackmails his two younger siblings, Peter (Adrien Brody), and Jack (Jason Schwartzman), into travelling to a monastery where their mother, Patricia (Anjelica Huston), has been in hiding as a nun. Supposedly embarking on a spiritual quest, the three men reminisce about the recent death of their father, and the family's irreconcilable problems previous to their reunification. Though they do find Patricia, Francis, Peter, and Jack grow immensely from another brush with death, this time an Indian boy they try to rescue, giving the film an added conceptual depth that Anderson's previous films have been accused of lacking.

Co-written by Roman Coppola, The Darjeeling Limited is a finely-tuned critique of American materialism, emotional vacuity, and lack of spiritualism, presented in ironic twists and gorgeous cinematography and lighting recalling Altman's McCabe & Mrs. Miller. A lovely, poignant sequence occurs while the three brothers attend a traditional Indian funeral, and flash back to their father's one year prior. Moreover, the film's soundtrack culled from Satyajit Ray's films and vintage Kinks gives the film a timeless feel, removing it from the predictable indie rock scoring of independent releases. By far Anderson's best film thus far, The Darjeeling Limited offers a much-needed dose of cultural self-reflection, pillared against India's ever-evolving yet ancient religious backbone. --Trinie Dalton, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• No thanks
  It seems that Rolling Stone magazine thought that this one of the best films of 2007. If I had known that that was their view, I would not have bought it! Pretentious rubbish, virtually no real plot, no interesting dialogue, quite interesting locations. Amusing here and there and really nicely filmed in terms of photography but overall a pretty complete waste of time for all concerned.
  THe story: three brothers, after father's death in New York City and on a journey of ? self discovery in India suffer... more info

• Familiar style
  If you've seen Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic" and "Royal Tennenbaums", you will be very familiar with his style of movie making. I certainly enjoyed this film. For me it doesn't quite match the wit, charm and humanity of Royal Tennenbaums, but it's very close. The use of visual metaphors and the skilled use of music to heighten key points of the story, is very effective in Darjeeling Limited. I really like the characters of the three brothers and was very moved by the section of the film when they stay... more info

• Anderson can probably make films, he can't write scripts
  I keep getting caught out. I like the sound of a film. I get it. Then I realise it's Wes Anderson and I think, this one's got to be good. And then the boredom sets in. No hook, no jokes, no action, no sympathetic characters and no story - just pretty pictures and a very distinctive style. Owen Wilson has a great presence and whatever he says should be funny, but in this film he's going nowhere. The train is cool, the brothers look as if they could be intriguing, but they just are. The rhythm of the film is... more info

• Magically Compelling
  "Precious, in any case, is a word with two meanings, which both might apply to "The Darjeeling Limited." This shaggy-dog road trip, in which three semi-estranged brothers travel by rail across India, is unstintingly fussy, vain and self-regarding. But it is also a treasure: 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." AO Scott
  Surrounded by the vision of India, we find two brothers joining the... more info

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