How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Quote #1
We are introduced to M. Jean, and behind him we see Boy with Apple, displayed nonchalantly behind the concierge desk. Later, Mustafa will straighten it when he grabs their room keys.
The pristine Boy with Apple is juxtaposed with the lazy Jean, leaning against the desk and smoking a cigarette. We see that the times have changed. Not only is the Budapest in a shabby state of disrepair, but even the van Hoytl classic is disregarded, treated like any other cheap print in a cultureless era.
Quote #2
THE AUTHOR: The thermal baths are very beautiful.
MR. MUSTAFA: They were in their first condition. It couldn't be maintained, of course—too decadent for current tastes. But I love it all just the same, this enchanting old ruin.
"Too decadent," Mustafa says, highlighting the difference between what used to be considered beautiful and what is now considered excessive. However, despite the fact the Hotel has lost its luster, it (and its wonderful memories) is still cherished by their keeper.
Quote #3
GUSTAVE: Oh, dear God. What have you done to your fingernails?
MADAME D.: I beg your pardon?
GUSTAVE: This diabolical varnish. The color is completely wrong.
MADAME D.: Don't you like it?
GUSTAVE: It's not that I don't like it. I am physically repulsed.
Well, what can we say; sometimes he's charming and sometimes he's a bit rude. At least he's straightforward.