As part of this year's VIII Film Series, FILM IN FOCUS, we are delighted to welcome Hugo Guinness as a special guest speaker to introduce one of our featured screenings, The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Hugo Guinness is a British artist, writer and illustrator whose work spans both the worlds of contemporary art and cinema. Best known for his collaborations with Wes Anderson, including The Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr. Fox, his illustrations have appeared in renowned publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times and Vogue.
Drawing on his unique experience across both the visual arts and filmmaking, Hugo will offer audiences an insight into the creative process behind some of contemporary cinema's most distinctive works. His introduction promises to provide a fascinating perspective on the relationship between art, storytelling and the visual language of film.
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER - EVENING SCREENING
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014)
Director - Wes Anderson
2014 / 1hr 40min
Wes Anderson’s dazzling comic caper blends meticulous visual design, deadpan wit, and emotional melancholy into a richly imagined cinematic world. With its storybook compositions, vibrant colour palette, and precisely choreographed performances, The Grand Budapest Hotel is both a playful adventure and an elegy for a vanished Europe. Ralph Fiennes gives a career-defining comic performance at the centre of Anderson’s remarkable ensemble cast.
“...A triumph of design, rhythm and invention - Anderson’s most emotionally resonant film... Exuberant, funny and unexpectedly poignant...” - The New Yorker
Doors open: 6:00pm
Film begins: 6:30pm