Hotel Chevalier

Aaaa, kdepak pozadí Natalie Portman, to není to, co se mi usadilo v hlavě po návštěvě Hotelu Chevalier, ale......"Where do you go to my lovely, when you're alone in your bed, tell me the thoughts that surround you, I want to look inside your head, yes I do........So look into my face Marie-Claire, and remember just who you are, then go and forget me forever, but I know you still bear the scar, deep inside, yes you do.....I know where you go to my lovely, when you're alone in your bed, I know the thoughts that surround you, 'cause I can look inside your head.... :-)" (12.12.2007)

You talk like Marlene Dietrich And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire Your clothes are all made by Balmain And there's diamonds and pearls in your hair, yes there are You live in a fancy apartment Off the Boulevard Saint-Michel Where you keep your Rolling Stones records And a friend of Sacha Distel, yes you do But where do you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed Tell me the thoughts that surround you I want to look inside your head, yes I do I've seen all your qualifications You got from the Sorbonne And the painting you stole from Picasso Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does When you go on your summer vacation You go to Juan-les-Pins With your carefully designed topless swimsuit You get an even suntan on your back and on your legs And when the snow falls you're found in Saint Moritz With the others of the jet-set And you sip your Napoleon brandy But you never get your lips wet, no you don't But where do you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed Won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you I want to look inside your head, yes I do Your name, it is heard in high places You know the Aga Khan He sent you a racehorse for Christmas And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh, a-ha-ha-ha They say that when you get married It'll be to a millionaire But they don't realize where you came from And I wonder if they really care, or give a damn Where do you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed Tell me the thoughts that surround you I want to look inside your head, yes I do I remember the back streets of Naples Two children begging in rags Both touched with a burning ambition To shake off their lowly-born tags, so they try So look into my face Marie-Claire And remember just who you are Then go and forget me forever But I know you still bear the scar, deep inside, yes you do I know where you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed I know the thoughts that surround you 'Cause I can look inside your head (na na-na-na na na-na-na na-na na na na na) (na na-na-na na na-na-na na-na na na na na) čo dodať...... (21.12.2008)

Banální historka, přesto velice působivě natočená. Podle mě by měl Anderson točit pouze "kraťasy", protože pouze na krátké ploše se dokáže cele vyjádřit a nenudit. Jeho dlouhometrážní filmy jsou nevyrovnané. Anderson má "krátký" talent. Malé mistrovské dílo. PS: co se týče oné odhalenosti NP, je naprosto nevkusné a malicherné to jen zmiňovat, natož to pokládat za "to hlavní". (10.09.2011)

Tenhle filmeček je jako vtip bez závěrečné pointy. Všude kolem jsou rozesety propriety, jež by se daly využít k nějakému závěrečnému rozuzlení, ale to se nekoná a tak zůstává pouze u estetického zážitku z jednotlivých detailů. Je pravda, že se na film dobře dívá (jak na hotelový pokoj tak na hereckou dvojici) a ústřední písnička je jedním slovem kouzelná. Nicméně když srovnám Hotel Chevalier s tím, co dokázali na podobném prostoru jiní tvůrci (namátkou ve filmech True, Ježek v mlze nebo Validation), nemohu si pomoci nad povzdechnutím z nevyužitého potenciálu. (05.09.2018)

„Koľko tu už kurva si?“ – „Neviem.“ – „Viac ako týždeň?“ – „Viac ako týždeň.“ – „Viac ako mesiac?“ – „Viac ako mesiac.“ – „Koľko to stojí?“ – „Asi 850 miliónov eur.“ – „Koľko tu ešte budeš?“ – „Koľko tu budeš ty?“ Výnimočný krátkometrážny „pred-film“ výnimočného Wesa Andersona k výnimočného celovečernému filmu Wesa Andersona DARJEELING S RUČENÍM OBMEDZENÝM (100%) dokazuje, že ak patríte v súčasnosti k jedným z najoriginálnejších rozprávačov (nielen Hollywoodu), môžete ľahko s dvoma hercami a jednou hotelovou izbou vytvoriť malé veľké dielo. Nepopieram však, že vyložene nadšené pocity pramenia i z toho, že Wesa Andersona pokladám za umelca, akého svet ešte nevidel a zamiloval by som si od neho aj kraťas o muche. Kino Považan 2008 (19.12.2008)