FILM
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
W
hen a storyteller narrates a story, there is inevitably a certain amount of artistic license,
fantastic details that become more fantastic with each retelling. As the story is passed
on from one teller to the next, the luminous and the ludicrous increase until they become
almost mythologized. A good film director can take advantage of this nature of storytelling,
choosing imagery, sets and colors, and turns of speech or action that might not be believable in a straight documentary-type film, but become part of the delight in a storytelling film.