The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

A year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.

Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola

Stars:

Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Owen Wilson	...	Francis
Adrien Brody	...	Peter
Jason Schwartzman	...	Jack
Amara Karan	...	Rita
Wallace Wolodarsky	...	Brendan (as Wally Wolodarsky)
Waris Ahluwalia	...	The Chief Steward
Irrfan Khan	...	The Father
Barbet Schroeder	...	The Mechanic
Camilla Rutherford	...	Alice
Bill Murray	...	The Businessman
Anjelica Huston	...	Patricia
A.P. Singh	...	Taxi Driver
Kumar Pallana	...	Old Man
Dalpat Singh	...	Waiter
Trudy Matthys	...	German Lady #1 (as Trudy Mathis)

Storyline

A year after the accidental death of their father, three brothers -- each suffering from depression - meet for a train trip across India. Francis, the eldest, has organized it. The brothers argue, sulk, resent each other, and fight. The youngest, Jack, estranged from his girlfriend, is attracted to one of the train's attendants. Peter has left his pregnant wife at home, and he buys a venomous snake. After a few days, Francis discloses their surprising and disconcerting destination. Amid foreign surroundings, can the brothers sort out their differences? A funeral, a meditation, a hilltop ritual, and the Bengal Lancer figure in the reconciliation.

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Plot Keywords:

train | india | journey | reconciliation | train ride | 

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Taglines:

I want us to be brothers again, like we used to be.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hindi German Tibetan

Release Date:

26 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Darjeeling Limited

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Budget:

$17,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$134,938, 30 September 2007, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$11,902,715, 28 February 2008

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$35,076,923, 28 February 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Collage Cinemagraphique, American Empirical Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.40 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Francis (Owen Wilson) explains that his assistant, Brendan (Wallace Wolodarsky), will not be seen at all during their trip. He's visible, working on a laptop, the first time Peter (Adrien Brody) enters the Darjeeling Limited.

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Goofs

In the dining car, Peter reads Jack's short story, which is written on stationery from the Hotel Chevalier, in Paris. The logo of the French flag on the stationery is backwards; from right to left, the colors should be blue, white, and red.

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Quotes

[first lines]
The Businessman: That's my train.

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Connections

References Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)

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Soundtracks

Title Music
from the film Jalsaghar (1958)
Original Music by Ustad Vilayat Khan
Courtesy of Saregama India Ltd.
By Arrangement with The Royalty Network, Inc.

User Reviews

severely under-accredited

If you watch it carefully from the beginning with no preconception or bias the movie has immense subliminal humour and relaxation effect. It puts you in a pleasant stoned-like state if you watch it on a Friday after a hearty dinner:) Of all the movies I've seen this one doest it for me. You feel like buying a ticket - and going on a trip of your own. I do not like most of the actors but they have natural humour and played so brilliantly that I forgot the gripe. The movie does not force a sense of anything - you listen to the sounds of nature, the rural and the industrial landscape. The soundtrack is perfect. The 3 main characters are not successful or content with their lives yet they are forced to go on a "spiritual" journey because they once agreed to it (brothers). I imagine it is hard to market a situational comedy these days a la Wes Anderson, Cohen brothers, Jim Jarmusch with so many fast-paced bubblegum-plot flicks spewed by the industry. This plot would sound stupid if I hadn't known a family that did the same back when I was a kid.