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The Darjeeling Limited
The Darjeeling Limited (2007 movie)

A comedy movie directed by Wes Anderson

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Aboard the Darjeeling Limited it's a Funny and Enjoyable Ride

  • Mar 23, 2010
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Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman star as brothers on a journey to the Himalayas to find their mother who left the family to become a nun. Most of their travels are on the train named the Darjeeling Limited. Wilson’s character, Francis, tries to be the leader of the bunch which doesn’t always go over well. Brody’s character, Peter, has a wife who is pregnant  (7 and a half months along) and she doesn’t know he on this trip. Schwartzman’s character Jack is an odd writer who is looking some companionship on the trip.

The Darjeeling Limited is quirky and unique and at times you feel that some scenes are inside jokes. The three actors play their parts to a tee with Wes Anderson directing.  He does a great job of directing these three characters to a strange world which usually seems believable.  The sibling rivalry and family tension can be seen as humorous or painful, depending on your own family history. He showed the comedy and even tragedy in scenes without overplaying or underplaying the other. 

Anderson also wrote and directed The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I liked this movie much more than these Anderson films. The Darjeeling Limited fell into place and made more sense to me and I connected more with it. 

The three main actors need to make a sequel or at least another movie together. These characters are too interesting to leave after just one movie.  I would highly recommend this movie if you like Anderson's previous films or enjoy the three main actors' films.

I also have to say the idea of the camera mounted on the train to show the landscape of India as the end credits go by is a great way to end the movie.

"Is that one of Alice's pots?"
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March 24, 2010
I can't believe I haven't seen this one...but I am a sucker for quirky humor and the cast looks quite excellent. Nice review!
March 24, 2010
This movie was out a little while before I knew about it. I think Netflix recommended it to me or something. Thanks.
 
March 23, 2010
I dig quirky. I may have to add this one to my queue.
March 24, 2010
You definitely get a lot of quirky for your money in this one. I hope you like it.
 
March 23, 2010
I love this movie so much! I agree, I think Wes Anderson really needs to team up with these guys again. Great review, Clay!
March 24, 2010
Yeah, this is a really good movie. Somehow this movie flew below the radar. Thanks.
 
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review by . August 12, 2011
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**** out of ****     I first watched Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited" about two-to-three years ago. It was my first film in terms of the writer-director-auteur, and it wasn't exactly a warm welcome to his wonderful world. I found it dry, sporadically funny and sometimes amusing, but nonetheless hollow at its core. It was lacking in both sincerity and depth for me. Then I saw "Rushmore", "The Royal Tenenbaums", "Bottle Rocket", "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou", and …
review by . March 03, 2008
posted in Movie Hype
`The Darjeeling Limited,' should be evaluated by how much mirth and wisdom it provides. The film comes across like a train wreck, giving us a fresh take on the familiar culture clash between East and West. While watching this film, I kept thinking of The Beatles and their films. One reason is that the three brothers presented run (madcap) through the titled Indian train; the other is that they journey through the heart of India searching for wisdom.     At the start of the movie …
review by . December 24, 2007
If you haven't cared for Wes Anderson movies in the past, THE DARJEELING LIMITED will probably not help you get over that hurdle. In my opinion, his flat-out funniest film is still THE ROYAL TENNANBAUMS...but if you don't like that, it's hard to imagine you would like DARJEELING.     On the other hand, if you're a fan of the quirky, dead-pan, drier than dust humor, coupled with unorthodox camera work (a motionless camera, or a camera that moves side to side but seldom in and …
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The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman. It was written by Anderson, Schwartzman, and Roman Coppola. The film also stars Waris Ahluwalia, Amara Karan, Barbet Schroeder, and Anjelica Huston, with Natalie Portman, Camilla Rutherford, Irrfan Khan and Bill Murray in cameo roles.
 
The protagonists are three American brothers: Francis, Peter, and Jack Whitman, who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The film begins as they meet each other in a train that travels through India, which is named The Darjeeling Limited.
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Cast: Adrien Brody, Barbet Schroeder, Anjelica Huston, Natalie Portman, Gurdeep Singh, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Camilla Rutherford, Jason Schwartzman, Kumar Pallana, Irfan Khan, Amara Karan, Roman Coppola, Wallace Wolodarsky, Waris Ahluwalia, Archana Puran Singh, Dalpat Singh, Trudy Mathis, Margot Godros, Hitesh Sindi, Kishen Lal, Bhawani Sankar, Mukhtiar Bhai, Suraj Kumar, Kapil Dubey, Mulchand Dedhia, Dinesh Bishnoi, Mukesh Bishnoi, Ramesh Bishnoi, Sriharsh Sharma, Chanduram Bishnoi, Sajjanji Bishnoi, Pukaram Bishnoi, Shushila Devi, Ratan Lal Ji, Arun Bishnoi, Jhalaram Bishnoi, Mularam Bishnoi, Anand Pathe, Bhawar Lal, Kaana Ram, Rupa Ram, Shava Ram, Ruka Ram, Bhura Ram, Buramji Ram, Tuka Ram, Bhanwar Singh, Bhanwar Paliwal, Moti Ram, Kishna Ram, Khewal Ram Paliwal, Ravi Acharya, Jai Prakash Sharma, Badhri Dave, Vincetta Easley, John Joseph Gallagher, Captain G.B. Singh, Bhavna Narang, Sunil Chhabra, Narender Singh Hada, Thupten Gyatso, Charu Shankar, Andrew Massey
Director: Wes Anderson
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: September 29, 2007
MPAA Rating: R
DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008
Runtime: 1hr 31min
Studio: Fox Searchlight, 20th Century Fox
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