Grand Hotel

In a luxury hotel in Berlin, the fates, hopes, and disappointments of an exclusive clientele intersect over the course of 24 hours. While Strauss’s Blue Danube Waltz resounds at key moments, director Edmund Goulding earns the nickname “lion tamer,” as he manages to keep the egos of this all-star cast under control. Before that, Tom & Jerry engage in a heated chase through the Waltz King’s apartment all the way before the Emperor—once again Oscar-winning.
(Florian Widegger)