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 What Is It: When an old writer (Tom Wilkinson) tells the story of a concierge at the formerly luxurious Grand Budapest Hotel by the name of Monsieur Gustave H. (Fiennes) he begins by telling of how he had hear it. He heard the story from an aging Mr. Zero Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham) a former Lobby Boy at the same hotel. It’s a story of love, greed, and well any other emotion you can think of. You see that story revolves around the mysterious death of Madame D (Tilda Swinton), and what will happen to her wealth and fortune. Between her degenerate son Dimitri (Adrien Brody) and his hired henceman (Willem Dafoe) the yintend to get all the luxuries of Madame D’s will. However it is Monsieur Gustave who recieves something for his years of  “service” to Madame D but will it all go to her ungrateful children. And just HOW does Dimitri plan to get back the fortune including a priceless painting? Why that parts both the mystery and the fun of it!