Grand Budapest Hotel

At the Grand Budapest Hotel between the wars, lobby boy Zero Moustafa becomes the trusted protégé of exacting concierge Gustave H. When a wealthy guest leaves Gustave a valuable painting, her hostile family and a murder accusation send both men into flight.

Changing aspect ratios, miniature landscapes, lateral camera moves, chaptered narration, and color-coded periods make the hotel a memory rebuilt through style. Ralph Fiennes's rapid courtesy gives Gustave comic rigor and unexpected conscience-bound warmth.