1931/1932 Best Picture Winner
Premiered September 11, 1932 in Culver City, CA.
Budget: $700,000
Gross: $1,359,000
Grand Hotel is an entertaining movie. We enjoyed it. The opening scene was creative and grabbed our attention and the film held our attention the entire time. An interesting trend that we've seen from all of the movies so far is the absence of a likeable, "good guy" character. All Quiet on the Western Front has been the only film thus far that has given us a "hero" to root for and even that film doesn't focus too much on him. The Grand Hotel gives us "The Baron", a somewhat likeable, yet pathectic main character. It could be argued that "Flem" is the main character but she is far too mysterious to be liked. That could be what the producers were going for.
This film was the most artistic to date with sweeping views of the hotel. The acting was the best so far as well with solid performances by the actors who played "Kringelein" and "Flaem". Overall, Grand Hotel is a good watch.
Callie
Favorite: It was fun to see a good drama. I really enjoyed the sense of mystery throughout the movie and the few twists and turns.
Least Favorite: It felt overly dramatic at times, but not nearly to the degree of what we've seen so far.
Joel
Favorite: Mr. Kringelein was an excellent character. You feel sorry for his plight but in the end he gets the money and the girl and so his luck changes. It's possible that in reality, the entire movie is really about him.
Least Favorite: I wanted to like "The Baron" but he was a thief and so he was not a redeemable character.
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