The Darjeeling Limited | 
| Director: Wes Anderson
Actors: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman, Michael Castejon
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  115 reviews
Sales Rank: 2755
Format: Ac-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 2249486
UPC: 024543494867
EAN: 0024543494867
ASIN: B0010X8NF0
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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Family tension again provides dramatic comedy in Wes Anderson's new film, The Darjeeling Limited, about three American brothers traveling by train to find their reclusive mother in rural India. Like Royal Tenenbaums, this film succeeds because of its smart, funny script in addition to the visual beauty of India and its luxurious locomotive transportation. In Darjeeling, the oldest brother, Francis (Owen Wilson), blackmails his two younger siblings, Peter (Adrien Brody), and Jack (Jason Schwartzman), into traveling to a monastery where their mother, Patricia (Anjelica Huston), has been in hiding as a nun. Supposedly embarking on a spiritual quest, the three men reminisce about the recent death of their father, and the family's irreconcilable problems previous to their reunification. Though they do find Patricia, Francis, Peter, and Jack grow immensely from another brush with death, this time an Indian boy they try to rescue, giving the film an added conceptual depth that Anderson's previous films have been accused of lacking. Co-written by Roman Coppola (CQ), The Darjeeling Limited is a finely-tuned critique of American materialism, emotional vacuity, and our lack of spiritualism, presented in ironic twists and gorgeous cinematography and lighting recalling Altman's McCabe & Mrs. Miller. A lovely, poignant sequence occurs while the three brothers attend a traditional Indian funeral, and flash back to their father's one year prior. Moreover, the film's soundtrack culled from Satyajit Ray's films and vintage Kinks gives the film a timeless feel, removing it from the predictable indie rock scoring of independent releases. By far Anderson's best film thus far, The Darjeeling Limited offers a much-needed dose of cultural self-reflection, pillared against India's ever-evolving yet ancient religious backbone. --Trinie Dalton
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 You have to identify with it!! July 5, 2009
Mawrdew (San Francisco)
I can't believe I missed this movie somehow, since The Royal Tennenbaums has been a favorite for years (as was the TV series Arrested Development). My husband Tivoed Darjeeling Ltd last year, burned it to a dvd, and we finally just watched it. I'm a 59 year old woman who identified with Owen Wilson's oldest sibling character. I howled as I realized this movie was making fun of ME, as well as my two brothers. For those who give it one or two stars, you must have grown up in an ideal, non-dysfunctional household - lucky you. But for so many of us, this movie hit home and, while being hilarious, also brings back a lot of unwanted memories. I've ordered it from Amazon to get a "real" copy - can't wait to see it again, maybe with the younger brother I haven't seen in six years!
 Entertaining on one viewing, but it's little more than Anderson's last two movies given a more exotic setting June 23, 2009
Christopher Culver
Wes Anderson's THE DARJEELING LIMITED has three brothers meeting up for a train journey through India after a year of not talking. The youngest Jack (Jason Schwartzman) is a budding writer and womanizer, Peter (Adrien Brody) is a married man intimidated by the prospect of children, and the eldest Francis (Owen Wilson) is a rich business recovering from a motorcycle accident. The three have been separated since the death of their father, and Francis wants them to rediscover their brotherly solidarity.
THE DARJEELING LIMITED, for all its "exotic" setting, is pretty similar to Anderson's previous films THE LIFE AQUATIC and THE ROYAL TENNENBAUMS with its story of a family that has long squabbled but which, after many trials and tribulations over the film, finds peace together in the end. Having seen all of Wilson's earlier output, I found THE DARJEELING LIMITED basically repeating a formula. It's an entertaining film to an extent, but Anderson is stuck in a rut. The treatment of India in the film sits uneasy with me. The train journey the brothers take is a fantasy, and the Indians the movie among are stereotypes with none given much of a personality (the two actors playing Indian train employees are in fact Westerners). At one point a village child dies, and it's almost appalling how Anderson uses this to advance the plot of the three brothers as if it were a mechanical action, with no sympathy to how the villagers around them would feel.
The cinematography is fairly elegant, and a few slapstick scenes drew a chuckle. Most memorable was a commentary on the trend well-known to travelers that, no matter how much it looks like you'll have a bus to yourself in the Third World, it will always been crammed full by the time it leaves. Still, I find RUSHMORE or THE ROYAL TENNENBAUMS to still be, almost a decade on, Wilson's strongest achievements.
Excellent Funny. May 20, 2009
Urban Cave Dweller (Philadelphia, PA USA)
I'm not a big owen wilson fan, but this is amazing. I love it. Great Photography too.
 If you like other Wes Anderson films, the this is right up your alley! May 18, 2009
Alan Starr (Lawrence, MA)
The latest from Wes Anderson, using a lot of the same troupe as usual (Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, etc.) Light but fun movie about three estranged brothers who are called together by the oldest after he has a bike accident (and the an epiphany). They set off in India on a train ride to find their inner spirits. These comedies are more chuckles than belly laughs, but they come often and are nicely quirky. If you like Wes's previous movies ('Royal Tannenbaums', 'Life Aquatic', etc.), then this is right up your alley.
thumbs up from me. April 25, 2009
Amberlee A. Berry (nc)
This movie may not be humorous for everyone. I personally love the dry humor in the movie. I found the characters really interesting. Just returning from the Middle East, I felt more connected to the movie. The sound track has a lot of good music!!
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