Tilda Swinton’s Bizarre ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Premiere Outfit Shows Off Androgynous Side, Film Opens To Rave Reviews

Tilda Swinton is an actress who isn’t afraid to confront bizarre and quirky roles that challenge convention, and the outfit that she wore to the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel showed that this preference extends to her wardrobe too.

The screening for Anderson’s latest opus took place at the German capital’s Berlinale Palast, and Swinton managed to steal the limelight away from the other elite members of the film’s ensemble with her garments.

Swinton wore a variation on the two piece suit that was also sported by the likes of Ralph Fiennes, Ed Norton and Bill Murray to the premiere. Her androgynous garments included a black Schiaparelli Haute Couture tuxedo and white dress shirt, while the 53-year-old also wore bright red lipstick as well as a white pocket square to tastefully show off her elegant side.

However, she let herself down with her rather odd choice of footwear. Swinton decided to don a pair of wild and outrageous black sandals that appeared to have been shredded on the side, which was accompanied by black nail polish. You can check out an image of Swinton in all her glory at the premiere of The Grand Budapest Hotel here.

The 1930s crime caper which stars an array of Hollywood’s finest talent has opened to rave reviews.

Ralph Fiennes stars as Gustave H, a famous concierge at the titular establishment who seduces Swinton’s elderly patron of the hotel. However, after she dies, and leaves him a valuable painting in her will, he soon becomes embroiled in a tale of murder and chaos.

Alongside Fiennes and Swinton, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Saoirse Ronan, Edward Norton, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Jude Law, Tom Wilkinson, and Bob Balaban also feature.

The Guardian and The Telegraph have already given Anderson’s eighth film glowing reviews, with the latter even stating that it’s “the most intensely pleasurable curtain-raiser in recent history, if not ever.”

Meanwhile, The Hollywood Reporter also labelled the film “an idiosyncratic period comedy that will delight connoisseurs more than the wide public.” They also warned casual cinemagoers, “its sensibility and concerns are very much those of an earlier, more elegant era, meaning that the film’s deepest intentions will fly far over the heads of most modern filmgoers.”

Anderson will find out if The Grand Budapest Hotel is the winner of the festival’s Golden Bear award on February 15, an accolade that it is in contention for with films from the likes of Richard Linklater and Alain Resnais.

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