Tea Time with the Wes Anderson crew in India at Schema : more than ethnic

Tea Time with the Wes Anderson crew in India

Wes Anderson's 5th movie: The Darjeeling Limited
Out in theatres SEPT. 29, 2007

Yeah, 3 white dudes from the States go on a hopeful spiritual journey to India and as the trailer indicates, one of the white guys makes out with a native girl. But before cries of Karate Kid II, The Last Samurai, Dances with Wolves and the like are hurled, remember that this is a Wes Anderson picture, alright?

South Asian cultures put a big emphasis on family, and Wes Anderson pics are no different. If any reoccuring theme appears throughout his 4 previous flicks (in chronological order: Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, the Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), it's all about family. In his 5th pic, Anderson regular Owen Wilson (who also co-wrote the first 3 Anderson pics) is back; Adrien Brody makes his Anderson debut; and best of all, The Darjeeling Limited also marks the return of none other than Rushmore's Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman). Adding to the family affair of things, Schwartzman is (the son of Talia Shire, which also makes him Francis Ford Coppola's nephew and Nicolas Cage's cousin) cousin Roman Coppola (Sofia's bro) is also cowriter of this picture.

The Darjeeling Limited finds the 3 main characters--estranged brothers--who are brought together by the death of their father, and end up taking a trip to India together. Angelica Huston also returns for her 3rd Anderson appearance.

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