Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: The Grand Budapest Hotel
This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie The Grand Budapest Hotel, screenplay by Wes Anderson, story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig.
IMDb plot summary: The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.
Links to the entire series:
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Major Plot Points
Sequences
Psychological Journey
Takeaways
For my 7-part series on How to Read a Screenplay, go here.
Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.
Cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.
Beginning April 27, our next movie script read and analysis will be Lincoln. You may download the script here.