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The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

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The story behind The Grand Budapest Hotel’s ‘Boy with Apple’ painting

The story behind The Grand Budapest Hotel’s ‘Boy with Apple’ painting

Artist Michael Taylor reveals how he created the “priceless” artwork at the centre of Wes Anderson’s film.