Story in a few words
Wealthy industrialist Zsa-zsa Korda names his only daughter, Sister Margit—a reclusive nun—as sole heir to his empire, including Project Helios, a groundbreaking clean energy initiative. Pulled from her cloistered life into a world of wealth and danger, Margit becomes the target of corporate tycoons, foreign terrorists, and a deadly assassin known as The Basilisk.
Wealthy industrialist Zsa-zsa Korda names his only daughter, Sister Margit—a reclusive nun—as sole heir to his empire, including Project Helios, a groundbreaking clean energy initiative. Pulled from her cloistered life into a world of wealth and danger, Margit becomes the target of corporate tycoons, foreign terrorists, and a deadly assassin known as The Basilisk.
As Korda’s enemies close in, father and daughter must navigate betrayal, global conspiracies, and long-buried secrets from Korda’s past. Margit’s quiet strength and moral clarity prove essential as she fights not just for her father’s legacy, but for a future free from corruption and control.
In my own words
I've been a Wes Anderson fan for a long time now and this was something completely new from him. It still has the usual Wes Anderson symmetry but has a rather new action shot style.
For example (little spoiler) at the fight scene between Zsa-zsa Korda and Uncle Nubar instead of the fixed camera angle we have a multiple panning shot, short said a lot movement. But also thru the whole entirety of the film we have a lot of left right camera movement.
To analyse the camera work a bit more i will watch the film again.
But overall the film was great one again from him especially the cast was just full of stars.
The reason why so many star actors are starring in his films is that they love his working and filming style. The film reminded me of few other films, not because of the symetrical aspect but because of the story telling. See, Wes Anderson has a kinda special way of story telling.
In the Grand Budapest Wes Anderson uses a quick, rhythmic montage to show concierges in different hotels receiving the emergency call and springing into action. Each concierge answers the phone with their name and hotel, then immediately places a call to the next in the chain. It’s tightly timed, symmetrical, and paced almost like a relay race, which builds momentum and intrigue. This exact style you can see in this film where Zha-Zha is traveling to the many places to make negotiations with his business partners. But at every meeting the same few key moments happen: Gifting a hand Granate, raising the percentage to close the GAP and then a loud argument erupts. Those arguments where my personal favorite ones to watch because combined with those symmetrical cinematography it just looked so well.
This film is also very comedic and has a lot of funny moments which i also loved.
But overall this film was something completely new from Wes, it was not a typical Wes Anderson film and i think it really paid off and i think it's worth a watch in your nearest theatre.
Thanks for reading todays episode of Yuri's Film Collection
08.06.2025
In my own words
I've been a Wes Anderson fan for a long time now and this was something completely new from him. It still has the usual Wes Anderson symmetry but has a rather new action shot style.
For example (little spoiler) at the fight scene between Zsa-zsa Korda and Uncle Nubar instead of the fixed camera angle we have a multiple panning shot, short said a lot movement. But also thru the whole entirety of the film we have a lot of left right camera movement.
To analyse the camera work a bit more i will watch the film again.
But overall the film was great one again from him especially the cast was just full of stars.
The reason why so many star actors are starring in his films is that they love his working and filming style. The film reminded me of few other films, not because of the symetrical aspect but because of the story telling. See, Wes Anderson has a kinda special way of story telling.
In the Grand Budapest Wes Anderson uses a quick, rhythmic montage to show concierges in different hotels receiving the emergency call and springing into action. Each concierge answers the phone with their name and hotel, then immediately places a call to the next in the chain. It’s tightly timed, symmetrical, and paced almost like a relay race, which builds momentum and intrigue. This exact style you can see in this film where Zha-Zha is traveling to the many places to make negotiations with his business partners. But at every meeting the same few key moments happen: Gifting a hand Granate, raising the percentage to close the GAP and then a loud argument erupts. Those arguments where my personal favorite ones to watch because combined with those symmetrical cinematography it just looked so well.
This film is also very comedic and has a lot of funny moments which i also loved.
But overall this film was something completely new from Wes, it was not a typical Wes Anderson film and i think it really paid off and i think it's worth a watch in your nearest theatre.
Thanks for reading todays episode of Yuri's Film Collection
08.06.2025
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Screenplay: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Benedict Cumberbatch and Bill Murray
Screenplay: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Benedict Cumberbatch and Bill Murray
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