This short is a great little introductory prelude to The Darjeeling Limited, but it works okay on its own, too. The brief narrative concerns a man in a hotel room who gets a visit from his estranged ex.
It's pretty much a two character piece, but it's amazing how strong this is... read more
Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman, Michel Castejon
A short epilogue of one heartbreaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited.
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November 21, 2011
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February 25, 2011
She: Are you running away from me?
He: I thought I already did.
A Paris hotel room. A broken heart. Two ex-lovers.
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February 4, 2010
It's an interesting short, but I don't feel that it really had any purpose outside it being an introduction to Darjeeling Limited. Sure it has Natalie Portman, but that's all it amounts to.
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September 2, 2009
Beautifully shot, Hotel Chevalier is a nice prologue to The Darjeeling Limited. Natalie Portman's Bottom makes a nice special guest appearance! ;o)
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April 20, 2009
"Whatever happens in the end, I don't wanna lose you as my friend."
A short prologue of one heartbreaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in "The Darjeeling Limited"
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November 8, 2008
Excellent beginning to a much larger and very funny and enlightening story.
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July 5, 2008
Brilliant short film that shows a liitle of one of the main character's life in The Darjeeling Limited. Natalie Portman shines in a role so different than what she usually plays. This film accompanies The Darjeeling Limited, and is an important prologue about love and heartbreak ... read more
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July 1, 2008
Great short film by Anderson that I watch constantly because I am obsessed with Natalie Portman.
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November 25, 2007
Kind of empty and takes the less is more approach to a short film. All this and you finally get to see Natalie Portman naked. It helps explain a little bit more within The Darjeeling Limited but it's nothing to freak out over. If I had to seriously go out of my way to see it I'd ... read more
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October 26, 2007
A bizarre, rather empty short with beautiful set design and cinematography. Disappointing, but still looking forward to The Darjeeling Limited.
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