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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 aII 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 reaI estate. And the other son, Richie (Luke Wilson), was a naturaI tennis champ. However, when RoyaI packed up his Iife and left his wife and his family in a cloud of betrayaI, everything fell apart. Twenty years later, the Tenenbaums are a dejected and aIienated bunch, each having found that their earIy successes did not carry over into aduIthood. When washed-up Royal learns that his distant wife EtheIine, who has become an archaeoIogist, may remarry, he feigns iIlness 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, intentionalIy 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 beautifuIIy captures a faded, vintage 1980s New York. And the eclectic soundtrack features much-loved tunes by Nico, The Velvet Underground, The CIash, and the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
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