To N.K. Gurung..

I completely agree with you. dis movie has absolutely nothing with Darjeeling-its beauty and its culture. Its insane...

Kaisar
(A bangladeshi)

This webpage mis-promotes itself. It says you can get the screenplays for free on google, but once you get here, you just get the web search run-around.

That's whack,
Z

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putin de merde n.k.gunrung, calm toi c'est un film, ne soi pas un enculer... this movie looks relly good and the movie isnt a documentry, its a movie , so if it dosnt stick to hard core facts chill the fuck out

Give me a break with the whining. How about when Toronto is used as New York or Chicago or any other city? No one cares. Chill the fuck out.

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"But when current affairs are in such a parlous state, it's almost unforgivable to make a film about stupid American men traveling abroad with not the slightest awareness of or reference to anything that's going on in the world."

That's the most contrived way to pick on a film I've read in a while, it's just oozing with a desire to find a fault in the movie and failing to do so basicaly making something up.

Anderson's movies alway happen in a sort of fantasy world, removed from historical or geographical realities. The seas in Life Aquatic are a mixture of pacific tropics, the indian ocean and the mediterranian, with no real indication of where it's actualy going on, or when. A lot of great movies is the same, and often that's part of what makes them great, removed from the everyday and put above time and space, as a legitimate work of art. Of course there is another kind of great movie that deals exactly with the problems of the world. An example of the latter would be Apocalypse Now, while an example of the former is 8 1/2. Anderson does not work in the historical/political vein, he is clearly influenced by european, french and simmilar filmmakers.

The job od making movies about "how things are in the world" is not Anderson's job and it's pointless to criticise him for that. Current affairs are always lost to future generations. Art is art exactly because it trascends the current and the political.

So far, you've just complained about the locations...not the movie or acting or directing.

Anderson is known for his attention to detail, so set in this country of color, it should turn out well done and beautiful. Does anyone really care if it's not really where the movie is set? if so, than you must hate so many good films.

You guys have made fun of Fargo. In other words, it's an insult to our beautiful state. You should have given a thought before shooting this film.

The world knows North Dakota much more than Fargo. The people seen on this movie have nothing to do with the original Dakotan residents, mostly Minnesotans speaking friendly, smiling people who know what the hospitality is all about.

I hope this doesn't start some kind of trend where Hollywood pokes fun of the USA or any of it's traditions...

Shame on you betcha!!

Tortuous Train Ride (Hollywood Reporter) - The whimsical and insightful charm that Wes Anderson and his filmmaking pals have displayed in such films as "Rushmore" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" curdles ruinously in the Indian sun that shines so brightly in their smug and self-satisfied new film "The Darjeeling Limited."

The Darjeeling Limited is a train especially mocked up for the film, a hybrid of the old U.S. 20th Century Limited and the Orient Express with regional patterns and colors and not remotely like the air-conditioned models of modern India. The boys jump off and on quite a bit and run up small hills trying to communicate with ancient spirits.

They stay for the funeral but appear oddly unmarked by the experience, being keen to get on with their search for mom. Huston shows up late in the film as a kind of nun to explain why she didn't go to their father's funeral, the circumstances of which are revealed in a stilted flashback.

There's an interesting soundtrack with lots of excerpts from the scores to films by Satyajit Ray and Merchant Ivory along with some Kinks and Rolling Stones tracks. The colors are beautiful and well captured by cinematographer Robert Yeoman.

But when current affairs are in such a parlous state, it's almost unforgivable to make a film about stupid American men traveling abroad with not the slightest awareness of or reference to anything that's going on in the world. The film is overly pleased with itself, and the characters are way too self-absorbed. There's never a man-eating tiger around when you need one.

I haven't yet seen it, but I don't think it's really all that bad to use a foriegn country for a U.S. story. I mean, the Darjeeling and India are not the main points of the film. It's about the relationships between and outside of the three brothers.

G.N.
united states

Ok fellow Indians, take it easy. It's just a movie. No need for a riot or to take "umbrage" - as we are wont. Drink a cup of tea and smile.

Hello Darjeeling Limited Producer,

I was surprised & shocked and very disappointed to see this movie "darjeeling limited".

Darjeeling is one of the most popular tourist destination in India, and it produces the world famous brand names "darjeeling tea".

The film was shot in "jodhpur" which has nothing to do with darjeeling culture, beauty and its people and the most beautiful toy train.

You guys have made fun of Darjeeling. In other words, it's an insult to our beautiful state. You should have given a thought before shooting this film.

The world knows Darjeeling much more than jodhpur. The people seen on this movie have nothing to do with the original Darjeeling residents, mostly nepali speaking friendly, smiling people who know what the hospitality is all about.

Shame on you!!

N.K.Gurung
Paris.