The Darjeeling Limited
The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, which he co-produced with Scott Rudin, Roman Coppola, and Lydia Dean Pilcher, and co-wrote with Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman. The film stars Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Schwartzman as three estranged brothers who agree to meet in India a year after their father's funeral for a "spiritual journey" aboard a luxury train. The cast also includes Waris Ahluwalia, Amara Karan, Barbet Schroeder, and Anjelica Huston, with Natalie Portman, Camilla Rutherford, Irrfan Khan, and Bill Murray in cameo roles.
Plot
In India, a businessman fails to catch his train, "The Darjeeling Limited," as it pulls out of a station; he is beaten to it by a younger man, Peter Whitman. Peter reunites with his brothers Francis and Jack on board, the three having not seen each other since their father's funeral a year earlier.
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| author | Jason Schwartzman Roman Coppola Wes Anderson |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | India |
| director | Wes Anderson |
| editor | Andrew Weisblum |
| events | dysfunctional family |
| genre | adventure comedy-drama |
| keywords | bengal lancer bengal lancers christian christianity convent darjeeling flashback hike himalaya hindu lets go limited limited express meet morning motorcycle move nun pick up porsche repair shop river search suicide attempt their way train station truck driver wrong young boy |
| producer | Lydia Dean Pilcher Roman Coppola Scott Rudin Wes Anderson |
| productionCompany | American Empirical Pictures Cine Mosaic Collage Cinemagraphique Indian Paintbrush RatPac-Dune Entertainment Scott Rudin Productions |
| publisher | Fox Searchlight Pictures |