The Darjeeling Limited
| The Darjeeling Limited | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Wes Anderson |
| Produced by | Wes Anderson Scott Rudin Roman Coppola Lydia Dean Pilcher |
| Written by | Wes Anderson Roman Coppola Jason Schwartzman |
| Starring | See Cast |
| Music by | See Music and soundtrack |
| Cinematography | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Edited by | Andrew Weisblum |
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Production
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Fox Searchlight Pictures
Collage Cinemagraphique American Empirical Pictures Dune Entertainment Cine Mosaic Indian Paintbrush Scott Rudin Productions |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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Release date
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October 26, 2007 |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Hindi German Tibetan |
| Budget | $17.5 million |
| Box office | $35 million |
The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson which he co-produced with Scott Rudin, Roman Coppola and Lydia Dean Pilcher and co-wrote with Coppola and Jason Schwartzman. The film stars Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Schwartzman and also features Waris Ahluwalia, Amara Karan, Barbet Schroeder and Anjelica Huston with Natalie Portman, Camilla Rutherford, Irrfan Khan and Bill Murray in cameo roles. The film was released on October 26, 2007 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics and earned $35 million on a $17.5 million budget. The film won the Best Comedy at the Movies for Grownups Awards in 2008 and the Top Films of the Year at the NYFCO Awards in 2007 and also received nominations for the Grand Prix Asturias for Best Feature and the Bodil for Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film).
A businessman in India fails to catch his train — called "The Darjeeling Limited" — as it pulls out of a station; he is beaten to it by a younger man, Peter Whitman. Peter reunites with brothers Francis and Jack on board, the three having not seen each other since their father's funeral a year prior.
Francis has recently survived a near-fatal motorcycle accident (leaving his face and head covered in bandages), and thus wishes to reconnect with his brothers on a journey of spiritual self-discovery. With the help of his assistant, Brendan, Francis draws up a strict itinerary for the trip and takes his brothers' passports to prevent them from getting off the train too early. Each brother harbors a personal dilemma: Jack is obsessed with his ex-girlfriend and plans to leave the trip to be with her in Italy; Peter's wife Alice is seven months pregnant, and he doubts whether or not he will be a good husband; Francis, though earnest about their journey, is secretly searching for their estranged mother, whom the brothers have not seen in many years. The three also continue to grieve over their father's death; carrying bags and suitcases marked with his initials, along with other personal items that belonged to him.
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