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1. SCREENPLAY
Ext. Grand Budapest hotel – Day
Outside of the Grand Budapest hotel. It is lightly snowing, Gustave and Zero stand close
together.
Gustave
(directly)
Who are you?
Zero
(hesitantly)
I’m zero sir. The new lobby boy.
Gustave
(scornfully)
Zero you say?
Zero
(nervously)
Yes, sir.

2. SCREENPLAY
Ext. Grand Budapest hotel – Day
Outside of the Grand Budapest hotel. It is lightly snowing, Gustave and Zero stand close
together.
Gustave
(Directly)
Well I’ve never heard of you, never laid eyes on you. Who hired you?
Zero
(nervously)
Mr moustafa, sir.
Gustave
(loudly, looking up)
Mr moustafa
Mr moustafa
(peering out of a widow)
Yes, Mr Gustave.

3. SCREENPLAY
Ext. Grand Budapest hotel – Day
Outside of the Grand Budapest hotel. It is lightly snowing, Gustave and Zero stand close
together.
Gustave
(loudly, looking up)
Am I to understand that you surreptitiously hired this young man in the position of a lobby
boy?
Mr Moustafa
(Peering out of a window)
He's been in engaged for a trial approval. Pending your approval of course.
Gustave
(sighing loudly)
Perhaps yes. Thank you Mr Moustafa.
Mr Moustafa
(peering out of a window)
Your most welcome Mr Gustave

4. SCREENPLAY
Ext. Grand Budapest hotel – Day
Outside of the Grand Budapest hotel. It is lightly snowing, Gustave and Zero stand close
together.
Gustave
(authoritatively)
Your now going to be officially interviewed
Zero
(quietly)
Shall I go light the candle first, sir.
Gustave
(firmly)
What? No.

5. SCREENPLAY
Int. Inside the Grand Budapest hotel – Lights are on. They walk in the lobby a doorman opens
the door for Gustave and Zero. The lobby is nicely decorated and look sophisticated and
expensive. Gustave and Zero walk quickly through the lobby and staff of The Grand Budapest
Hotel are in the background.
Gustave
(walking quickly with a notepad in his left hand)
Zero
(struggling to keep up with Gustave, looks down towards the floor)
Hotel Kinski kitchen 6 months but on berlinsks 1.5 months. But before that I was a skillet
and scrubber.
Gustave
(directly)
Experience zero.
Herr Schneider
Thank you again Mr Gustave.

6. Int. Inside the Grand Budapest hotel – Lights are on. They walk in the lobby a doorman opens
the door for Gustave and Zero. The lobby is nicely decorated and look sophisticated and
expensive. Gustave and Zero walk quickly through the lobby and staff of The Grand Budapest
Hotel are in the background.
Gustave
(directly)
Straighten that cap Bob. The pleasures all mine Herr Schneider. These are not acceptable.
Unnamed
(croaky)
I fully agree.
Gustave
(curiously)
Education?
Zero
(nervously)
I studied reading and spelling. I started my primary school
Gustave
(firmly)
Education Zero.

7. Int. Inside the Grand Budapest hotel – Lights are on. They walk in the lobby a doorman opens
the door for Gustave and Zero. The lobby is nicely decorated and look sophisticated and
expensive. Gustave and Zero walk quickly through the lobby and staff of The Grand Budapest
Hotel are in the background.
Sisseral
(surprised)
Not exploded.
Gustave
(scornfully)
Call the goddamn plumber.
inaudible chatter
Gustave
(firmly)
Family?
Zero
(looks at Gustave hesitantly)
Zero.