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During its theatrical run, the movie was preceded by a short titled ''Hotel Chevalier'', featuring Creator/JasonSchwartzman and Creator/NataliePortman as their characters. It's essentially a {{prequel}} to Jack's story in the feature-length film.

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During its theatrical run, the movie was preceded by a short titled ''Hotel Chevalier'', featuring Creator/JasonSchwartzman and Creator/NataliePortman as their characters. Chevalier''. It's essentially a {{prequel}} to Jack's story in the feature-length film.film, centering on Creator/JasonSchwartzman and featuring Creator/NataliePortman as his on-and-off girlfriend.
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During its theatrical run, the movie was preceded by a short titled ''Hotel Chevalier'', featuring Creator/JasonSchwartzman and Creator/NataliePortman as their characters. It's essentially a {{prequel}} to Jack's story in the feature-length film.
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* CassandraTruth: The brothers disregard their mother's warning about the man-eating tiger in her area, assuming it's just another excuse to avoid seeing them.
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The movie follows American brothers, Francis (portrayed by Owen Wilson), Peter (portrayed by Creator/AdrienBrody), and Jack Whitman (portrayed by Jason Schwartzman), who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited".

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The movie follows American brothers, Francis (portrayed by Owen Wilson), Creator/OwenWilson), Peter (portrayed by Creator/AdrienBrody), and Jack Whitman (portrayed by Jason Schwartzman), Creator/JasonSchwartzman), who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited".
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* {{Callback}}: The excerpt Jack reads from his new story at the end of the movie is a callback to a conversation he had with his ex-girlfriend in ''Hotel Chevalier'', the short film that precedes this film.
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'''''The Darjeeling Limited''''' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Creator/WesAnderson and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

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'''''The ''The Darjeeling Limited''''' Limited'' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Creator/WesAnderson and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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* ShoutOut: The train prominently features a portrait of Creator/SatyajitRay and the soundtrack has a number of excerpts of music scores from his movies (including some of them composed by Ray himself).
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* BlueOrangeContrast: Just look at the picture above.
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* BlueOrangeContrast: Just look at the picture above.
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-->'''Jack:''' Wouldn't it be great if we heard a train go by in the distance?
-->'''Peter:''' Not really.
-->'''Francis:''' It'd probably be annoying.

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-->'''Jack:''' ->'''Jack:''' Wouldn't it be great if we heard a train go by in the distance?
-->'''Peter:''' ->'''Peter:''' Not really.
-->'''Francis:''' ->'''Francis:''' It'd probably be annoying.
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* RunningGag: Two.

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* RunningGag: Two.RunningGag:
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** "Alright, let's make an agreement..."
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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Averted. Despite their best efforts, one of three young boys dies dashed against some rocks in a river]].

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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Averted.[[spoiler:Subverted. Despite their best efforts, one of three young boys dies dashed against some rocks in a river]].
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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Averted. Despite their best efforts, one of three young boys dies dashed against some rocks in a river]].



* TheReveal: Francis spends most of film with his head wrapped up in bandages, he tells Peter and Jack it's because he crashed his motorcycle. Near the end of the film he reveals [[spoiler: that he did it on purpose.]]

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* TheReveal: Francis spends most of film with his head wrapped up in bandages, he tells Peter and Jack it's because he crashed his motorcycle. Near the end of the film he reveals [[spoiler: that [[spoiler:that he did it on purpose.]]purpose]].
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* [[RoadMovie Rail Movie]]

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* [[RoadMovie [[RoadTripPlot Rail Movie]]
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Apparently for Peter.]]
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Not for Peter, as he considered leaving his wife when he found out she was pregnant. [[spoiler: He comes around by the end of the film.]]
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'''''The Darjeeling Limited''''' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by WesAnderson and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

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'''''The Darjeeling Limited''''' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by WesAnderson Creator/WesAnderson and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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[[caption-width-right:324:The journey of three brothers across the country -- of India. [[hottip:*:From left to right: Peter, Francis, Jack.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:324:The journey of three brothers across the country -- of India. [[hottip:*:From [[note]]From left to right: Peter, Francis, Jack.]]]]
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* RunningGag: Two.
** Peter using their father's personal belongings as his own.
** "The characters are all fictional."
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In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother (portrayed by AnjelicaHuston), who conducts an abbey in India. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on the Darjeeling Limited.

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In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother (portrayed by AnjelicaHuston), Creator/AnjelicaHuston), who conducts an abbey in India. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on the Darjeeling Limited.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The three brothers leaving behind their father's baggage to catch the train.
-->'''Francis:''' I guess I still got some healing to do.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The three brothers leaving behind their father's baggage to catch the train.
-->'''Francis:''' I guess I still got some healing to do.
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** '''Francis:''' I guess I still got some healing to do.

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** '''Francis:''' -->'''Francis:''' I guess I still got some healing to do.
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* RoadMovie

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* RoadMovie[[RoadMovie Rail Movie]]

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--> '''Jack''': Wouldn't it be great if we heard a train go by in the distance?
--> '''Peter''': Not really.
--> '''Francis''': It'd probably be annoying.

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--> '''Jack''': -->'''Jack:''' Wouldn't it be great if we heard a train go by in the distance?
--> '''Peter''': -->'''Peter:''' Not really.
--> '''Francis''': -->'''Francis:''' It'd probably be annoying.



The movie follows American brothers, Francis (portrayed by Owen Wilson), Peter (portrayed by AdrienBrody), and Jack Whitman (portrayed by Jason Schwartzman), who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited".

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The movie follows American brothers, Francis (portrayed by Owen Wilson), Peter (portrayed by AdrienBrody), Creator/AdrienBrody), and Jack Whitman (portrayed by Jason Schwartzman), who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited".



--> '''Peter''': "I'm going to go pray at a different thing."
--> '''Francis''' (paraphrased): "We'll meet up at the top of that big thing."

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--> '''Peter''': "I'm '''Peter:''' I'm going to go pray at a different thing."
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--> '''Francis''' (paraphrased): "We'll '''Francis:''' ''(paraphrased)'' We'll meet up at the top of that big thing."



-->'''Francis:''' "[{{Beat}}] Did you just fuck that Indian girl?"

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-->'''Francis:''' "[{{Beat}}] [{{Beat}}] Did you just fuck that Indian girl?"girl?



-->'''Peter:''' "Well, I'm not crazy about the part where I start screaming at the mechanic. That never happened."
-->'''Jack:''' "The characters are all fictional."

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-->'''Peter:''' "Well, Well, I'm not crazy about the part where I start screaming at the mechanic. That never happened."
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-->'''Jack:''' "The The characters are all fictional."



** Francis: "I guess I still got some healing to do."

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** Francis: "I '''Francis:''' I guess I still got some healing to do."do.
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The movie follows American brothers, Francis (portrayed by Owen Wilson), Peter (portrayed by AdrienBrody), and Jack Whitman (portrayed by Jason Schwartzman), who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited". In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother, who conducts an abbey in India. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on the Darjeeling Limited.

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The movie follows American brothers, Francis (portrayed by Owen Wilson), Peter (portrayed by AdrienBrody), and Jack Whitman (portrayed by Jason Schwartzman), who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited".

In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother, mother (portrayed by AnjelicaHuston), who conducts an abbey in India. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on the Darjeeling Limited.


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--> '''Peter''': "I'm going to go pray at a different thing."
--> '''Francis''' (paraphrased): "We'll meet up at the top of that big thing."
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[[caption-width-right:324:The journey of three brothers across the country -- of India. [[hottip:*:From left to right: Peter, Francis, Jack.]]]]
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--> '''Jack''': Wouldn't it be great if we heard a train go by in the distance?
--> '''Peter''': Not really.
--> '''Francis''': It'd probably be annoying.
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The movie follows American brothers, Francis, Peter, and Jack Whitman, who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited". In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother, who conducts an abbey in India. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on the Darjeeling Limited.

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The movie follows American brothers, Francis, Peter, Francis (portrayed by Owen Wilson), Peter (portrayed by AdrienBrody), and Jack Whitman, Whitman (portrayed by Jason Schwartzman), who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited". In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother, who conducts an abbey in India. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on the Darjeeling Limited.



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'''''The Darjeeling Limited''''' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by WesAnderson and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

The movie follows American brothers, Francis, Peter, and Jack Whitman, who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited". In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother, who conducts an abbey in India. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on the Darjeeling Limited.
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* {{Bookends}}: The ending scene of the three brothers catching a train mirrors the opening.
* TheCameo: Bill Murray has an appearance at the start of this movie as a businessman chasing down the titular train. He comes back briefly as part of a montage at the end.
** Natalie Portman can also count, seeing as she only appears in the actual film for about three seconds, despite being featured in "Hotel Chevalier."
* DidYouJustHaveSex:
-->'''Francis:''' "[{{Beat}}] Did you just fuck that Indian girl?"
* DysfunctionalFamily
* FlashBackEcho: The mechanic scene / the funeral
* {{Gaslighting}}: Mentioned.
* ItsTheJourneyThatCounts
* LivingMacGuffin: The boys' mother.
* MeaningfulFuneral: Two funerals feature in the storyline. One is talked about retrospectively, and while the audience does not see it, it is an important moment in the backstory. The other funeral ''is'' seen and represents a major turning point in the plot.
* MissingMom
* MostWritersAreWriters: As is Jack.
* OrangeBlueContrast
* PetTheDog: One of the train personnel catches a cobra aboard the train, and says he's going to kill it. [[spoiler: Later, we see him, apparently keeping the snake as a pet]]
* TheReveal: Francis spends most of film with his head wrapped up in bandages, he tells Peter and Jack it's because he crashed his motorcycle. Near the end of the film he reveals [[spoiler: that he did it on purpose.]]
* RoadMovie
* RomanAClef: [[ConversationalTroping Conversed]]
-->'''Peter:''' "Well, I'm not crazy about the part where I start screaming at the mechanic. That never happened."
-->'''Jack:''' "The characters are all fictional."
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The three brothers leaving behind their father's baggage to catch the train.
** Francis: "I guess I still got some healing to do."

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