(2007, 13 min): This slight but sexy short (available only on iTunes for now) is a moody prologue designed to get audiences excited for the full-length The Darjeeling Limited. As the minimal dialogue raises more questions than it answers, I'd have to consider it a successful mission.
Jason Schwartzman plays Jack, a heartbroken American in Paris who gets a phone call from ex-girlfriend Natalie Portman (who doesn't appear in Darjeeling). They hook up, plant a few clues for the audience, and give us a taste of Wes Anderson's trademark mannered dialogue and expert compositions. As rendered on an iPod, however, much of that beauty is lost, though Schwartzman's formidable mustache and Portman's fine tush are unmistakable.
You can't argue with the cost of the download (free), and Hotel Chevalier is certainly a splendid tease. But if its promise doesn't pay off in the feature, I reserve the right to knock a star off the rating in the future (as I wish I could have done for The Matrix Reloaded).
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