THEME EXPLORATION

hotel hijinks

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mystery Train
Mystery Train
1989 · Jim Jarmusch
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · Wim Wenders
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania
2012 · Genndy Tartakovsky
Blind Date
Blind Date
1987 · Blake Edwards
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
So Long at the Fair
So Long at the Fair
1950 · Terence Fisher
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 · Tony Richardson
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Christina
Christina
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
Caravan of songs
Caravan of songs
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'The Apartment' and 'The Grand Hotel' adaptations showcase hotel settings as stages for comedic chaos, romantic entanglements, and moral complexity.

 Jacques Tati France

His films 'Mon Oncle' and visual comedies brilliantly capture absurd mishaps in confined spaces, with hotel and hospitality settings becoming playgrounds for physical comedy and social satire.

 Wes Anderson USA

'The Grand Budapest Hotel' is a quintessential exploration of hotel hijinks, blending whimsy, crime, romance, and elaborate comedic set pieces within the meticulously crafted world of a luxury hotel.