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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

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No. The Darjeeling Limited is based on a screenplay by director Wes Anderson, principal actor Jason Schwartzman, and film-maker Roman Coppola.

The luxury fashion and leather goods company called Louis Vuitton. Headquartered in Paris, France and known especially for bags and trunks, LV is one of the oldest fashion houses in the world, having started in 1854. All that great luggage is thought to have been symbolic of "baggage" in the film, such that the brothers lug all this baggage around in India during the entire time on this spiritual journey. Then at the end, in order to catch the train, they release their baggage and move on without it.

The scene with Natalie Portman is at the end of the movie where they are showing all the movie characters, each in their own compartment, with whom the three brothers have interacted. Portman plays Jack's ex-girlfriend, the person he keeps checking his messages to see if he's heard from her. The relationship between Jack and his ex is detailed in a short film called Hotel Chevalier that is separate from the movie. On the DVD, you have the option of playing Hotel Chevalier either with or without The Darjeeling Limited.

Jack is a writer. It's never mentioned what Peter does. As for Francis, look at the scene when Francis first speaks with Brandon in the train corridor. Both Brandon's polo and cap read Francis Whitman Industries, the deduction being that Francis owns some sort business that allows him the financial freedom to foot the bill for the brothers' trip, purchase $6000 belts, $3000 loafers, and have a personal assistant come along on the Darjeeling as well.

Something about that they should have two set of keys for each. The other answers "That's quite easy." The scene then returns to the brothers. As their voices get louder, one lady is telling the other that her memory is bad, and the other lady responds that the first lady is the one who doesn't hear well, that she uses a hearing apparatus, and then something about how 'naturally that's what i said'. It's a bit hard to piece together. In the part where they whisper to each other when the brothers take out all their medications, they are saying, "Did you see what they have on the table?"