Wes Anderson's World of Yesterday [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.2]

miniature reminiscence

Beyond the old writer who talks about his double recollections, there is a girl who reads ``The Grand Budapest Hotel,'' a fictional book written by the writer. This multi-layered structure emphasizes how the story is being told, and I think it goes well with the miniature feel of Wes Anderson films.

The exterior of the hotel, which is made up of painted backgrounds and models, looks like a luxurious dollhouse, and the imaginary country where the hotel is located and the imaginary Europe, which is slightly different from reality, have the feel of a miniature garden. I think the feeling of looking into a miniature like that fits perfectly with the flashback story of this work, and invites you into the world of yesterday's world of the characters. The multi-layered story has the same atmosphere as the tent pitched inside the room and the tree where the fox family lives.

In this atmosphere, you can sense a love for things, and I think that's something that is similar to Zweig. Zweig himself was a collector with a vast collection of manuscripts and letters by artists, sheet music by musicians, and more. There's a part in ``Yesterday's World'' where he talks about such a collection, and I get the feeling that he's probably writing about it in a spellbound manner, which is fun. In that sense, it may be a perfect match for Wes Anderson's works such as Museum and Toy Box.

I want to see more of Wes Anderson's movies (his latest is a miniature stop-motion animation!) and read more of Stefan Zweig's books.

References include `` Yesterday's World I and II '' (Stefan Zweig (author)/Yoshito Harada (translator)/Misuzu Shobo), as well as `` Wes Anderson's World : The Grand Budapest Hotel '' (Matt Zoller).・Seitz (author)/Naoko Shinogi, Emi Ozawa (translator)/DU BOOKS) is also recommended. Featuring extensive interviews with the director, cast, and staff, design materials, classic works from which to quote, and Zweig's relationship with ``The Grand Budapest Hotel,'' this book is a luxurious textbook for deciphering movies. Good morning.

I think it's great that reading can make movies more enjoyable.

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