The work of Wes Anderson isn’t hard to identify if you know what to look for: He has a soft spot for smooth tracking shots, festive color palettes, and quality hats. All of this is on display in the short film “Come Together,” a new holiday commercial from H&M directed by the iconic filmmaker. Wes Anderson, the writer and director of films including Rushmore, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Royal Tenenbaums, has created a four-minute short film for the retailer starring Adrien Brody.
Like Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited, the Christmas ad is set aboard a sleeper train. It is shot in the retro pastel tones of the Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited.
Adrien Brody. the star of Darjeeling Limited (2007) finds himself on a train once more, this time as the conductor. After announcing to passengers on the “H&M Lines Winter Express” that train delays will interfere with their holiday plans, he invites everyone for hot cocoa in the cafe car. The train has run into problems travelling through a wintery landscape, meaning its passengers won’t make it home for Christmas – so it’s up to the train staff to make the best of it for those separated from their loved ones.
The scene ends with the train’s unaccompanied minor walking into a makeshift winter wonderland as John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas” plays in the background.
With Andserson’s trademark symmetry and composition, it looks fantastic and packs a real emotional punch, and viewers have been heaping on praise via social media.
Brody said: “This story may resonate more than ever at a time in the world where we could all do with giving a stranger a hug.”
source: mentalfloss, The Telegraph
Match the verbs and their opposites.
| 1. to look for | a. to do without |
| 2. to do with | b. to destroy |
| 3. to include | c. to find |
| 4. to create | d. to unite |
| 5. to separate | e. to exclude |
Key:
1. c.
2. a.
3. e.
4. b.
5. d.
| to identify | identificare |
| to have a soft spot for sg | avere un debole per |
| smooth | raffinato, liscio |
| tracking shot | carrellata |
| festive | festivo |
| commercial | pubblicitá |
| aboard a sleeper train | a bordo di un vagone letto |
| conductor | conduttore |
| to announce | annunciare |
| delay | ritardo |
| to interfere with | interferire, ostacolare |
| landscape | paesaggio, panorama |
| it’s up to sy | sta a qualcuno |
| to make the best of it | fare il meglio possibile |
| separated | separato |
| unaccompanied | solo, non accompagnato |
| minor | minore |
| makeshift | improvvisato |
| wonderland | posto di sogno, paese delle meraviglie |
| in the background | sullo sfondo |
| emotional | emozionante |
| punch | pugno |
| to heap | ricoprire qualcuno di qualcosa |
| to resonate | risuonare |
| we could all do with | a tutti noi servirebbe (qualcosa) |
| hug | abbraccio |
