The Grand Budapest Hotel: Criterion Collection Blu-ray

The Criterion Collection’s The Grand Budapest Hotel is a comedy directed by Wes Anderson, presented here on Blu-ray with a 2K digital transfer and a slate of film-related extras. The story follows hotel concierge M. Gustave and his protégé Zero through a theft and a family-fortune dispute amid political upheaval.

At a glance

The film centers on M. Gustave and Zero, whose friendship develops amid a caper involving a stolen Renaissance painting and a family fortune.
The listed special edition includes a 2K transfer supervised by Wes Anderson and an audio commentary with Anderson, Roman Coppola and Jeff Goldblum.
Extras include storyboard animatics, a documentary, cast and crew interviews, video essays, behind-the-scenes footage and a trailer.

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Pros and cons

Pros

A substantial range of listed extras offers material beyond the feature, including commentary, interviews and video essays.
English subtitles and English audio description are listed alongside English-language audio.

Technical specifications

14 specifications

Disc and film
Format	Blu-ray
Genre	Comedy
Runtime	100 minutes
Director	Wes Anderson
MPAA rating	R (Restricted)
Number of discs	1
Release date	April 28, 2020

Audio and language
Language	English

Edition and extras
Studio	The Criterion Collection
Transfer	2K digital transfer, supervised by director Wes Anderson
Audio commentary	New audio commentary featuring Anderson, filmmaker Roman Coppola, and actor Jeff Goldblum
Other special features	Selected-scene storyboard animatics; The Making of “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a new documentary about the film; New interviews with the cast and crew; Video essays from 2015 and 2020 by critic Matt Zoller Seitz and film scholar David Bordwell; Behind-the-scenes, special-effects, and test footage; Trailer; Plus: Two pieces by critic Richard Brody and a double-sided poster and other ephemera.

Dimensions and installation
Dimensions listed	0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 ounces

Identification
Item model number	BR3139

What to know before buying

Listing details to confirm

This is a Blu-ray edition with a listed 2K digital transfer, not a 4K UHD release. The listing gives English as the language but does not specify the soundtrack format in the product details. Its extras description also differs between sections: some specify a collectible poster, while another lists a double-sided poster and additional ephemera, so confirm the selected listing's included materials.

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Viewers seeking Wes Anderson’s comedy about an old-world hotel, its concierge and his protégé.
Blu-ray collectors who want a Criterion edition with commentary and a broad selection of film extras.

Less suited to

Buyers specifically seeking a 4K UHD edition.

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Customer reviews on Amazon

4.8 / 5 · 1,757 ratings

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Customer feedback is strongly favorable and specifically praises the film, its cast, humor and extras, including Ralph Fiennes’s performance and entertaining dialogue. That feedback makes the commentary and supplementary features relevant to viewers who want more than the movie, though it does not establish how those extras play back or what printed materials arrive in a particular copy.

Positive themes

Customers praise the film’s humor, ensemble cast and Ralph Fiennes’s performance.
Customers highlight the quantity of special features and extras.

Frequently asked questions

What format is this edition?

The listing identifies it as a one-disc Blu-ray, with a Wes Anderson-supervised 2K digital transfer. It is not listed as a 4K UHD edition.

What special features are listed?

The listing names commentary, storyboard animatics, a documentary, cast and crew interviews, video essays, behind-the-scenes and effects footage, and a trailer. Poster and other printed materials are described inconsistently, so check the selected listing.

Does the disc include English subtitles and audio description?

The product details list English subtitles and English audio description.