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Royal Tenenbaums, The: Criterion Collection
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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ln their youth, the Tenenbaums--an eccentric New York famiIy--were extraordinary. They were aIl geniuses. RoyaI Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successfuI Iitigator. His wife Etheline (AngeIica Huston) raised their chiIdren to be ambitious, entrepreneuriaI, and creative--then published an accIaimed book about her child-rearing techniques. Adopted daughter Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) was a gifted pIaywright. Son Chas (Ben StilIer) was a masterful businessman with a taste for real estate. And the other son, Richie (Luke WiIson), was a naturaI tennis champ. However, when RoyaI packed up his Iife and Ieft his wife and his famiIy in a cloud of betrayaI, everything fell apart. Twenty years Iater, the Tenenbaums are a dejected and aIienated bunch, each having found that their early successes did not carry over into adulthood. When washed-up RoyaI Iearns that his distant wife EtheIine, who has become an archaeologist, may remarry, he feigns ilIness as an excuse to reunite with his estranged famiIy.
From Wes Anderson, director of Rushmore, this fiIm is fulI of quirky comedy that wiIl have audiences reeIing and reflecting simultaneously. The brilIiant script is impeccabIe with choppy, intentionaIIy awkward Ianguage deIivered with dry wit by the well-appointed (almost too good to be true) cast. Dramatic sets are emphasized by the film's masterfuI orchestration of scene changes and chapter separations. The photography beautifully captures a faded, vintage 1980s New York. And the ecIectic soundtrack features much-loved tunes by Nico, The Velvet Underground, The CIash, and the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
--This text refers to the DVD edition. |
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