Hotel Chevalier is an American-French short film written and directed by Wes Anderson and released in Starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman as former lovers who reunite in a Paris hotel room, the minute film acts as a prologue to Anderson's feature The Darjeeling Limited. It was shot on location in a Parisian hotel by a small crew and self-financed by Anderson, who initially intended it to be a stand-alone work. The film garnered near universal critical acclaim from reviewers, who compared it favorably to The Darjeeling Limited and praised its richness, poignancy, and careful construction. In a hotel lobby, the concierge answers a phone call from a guest's room. Jack Jason Schwartzman lies on a hotel bed in a yellow bathrobe, watching the black-and-white American war film Stalag 17 and reading the newspaper.

Actress Natalie Portman insists she will never bare all on the big screen again after regretting a scene in new short film 'Hotel Chevalier'. The shots of the actress baring all in the film hit the internet earlier this year - months before the movie hit festivals in September. Portman admits she is rather upset about agreeing to do something she felt awkward about in the Wes Anderson-directed prelude to 'The Darjeeling Limited'. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is say no. Subscribe to unlock unlimited digital access.

Welcome to our weekly Film Club! We'll be recommending great films to watch at home, before meeting in our Facebook group or your preferred social media to chat about the film using DCAFilmClub! We hope they will inspire you to go off and watch something else, be it online or at a cinema near you when it reopens of course.

Sign In. Edit Hotel Chevalier Showing all 12 items. Hotel Chevalier takes place 2 weeks before Jack joins his two older brothers on a journey in India in The Darjeeling Limited