Comedy, Drama (USA — 2001)

In their youth, the Tenenbaums--an eccentric New York family--were extraordinary. They were all geniuses. Royal Tenenbaum was a successful litigator. His wife Etheline raised their children to be ambitious, entrepreneurial, and creative--then published an acclaimed book about her child-rearing techniques. Adopted daughter Margot was a gifted playwright. Son Chas was a masterful businessman with a taste for real estate. And the other son, Richie, was a natural tennis champ. However, when Royal packed up his life and left his wife and his family in a cloud of betrayal, everything fell apart. Twenty years later, the Tenenbaums are a dejected and alienated bunch, each having found that their early successes did not carry over into adulthood. When washed-up Royal learns that his distant wife Etheline, who has become an archaeologist, may remarry, he feigns illness as an excuse to reunite with his estranged family.

Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson
Produced by: Wes Anderson, Barry Mendel, Scott Rudin
Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson

Length: 123 mins.
Rating: 15 (BBFC)

Audio Tracks: en, fr, it
Subtitles: en, fr, it, sv, no, da, fi, nl
DVD/BD Region: 2
Purchased on: 22 March 2012