With oversized sunglasses, pink boxer shorts, and a gigantic nose, middle child Peter (Adrien Brody) broods over a baby expected in the coming month from a woman he isn't entirely sure he ought to have married. Jack (Jason Schwartzman), the youngest, mourns a recent breakup with his girlfriend and tends to go barefoot in expensive, well-cut suits. Both absences continue to haunt the Whitman brothers, each of whom, as befits their name, contain a multitude of hurt - as well as a signature look. It is the journey, he knows, and not the destination that counts, even as he ensures they're heading in the general direction of a particular convent in the Himalayan foothills, home to a nun called Sister Whitman, first name Patricia (Anjelica Huston), better known to the boys as Mom.įather died a year ago and mother skipped the funeral. Along the way, they will stop to visit temples (“Probably one of the most spiritual places on Earth!”) and shop for souvenirs (slippers, cobras, pepper spray), with plenty of time to take in the sights, sample the local delicacies (lime-flavored drinks, opiate-rich cough syrups) and wonder where, exactly, they're destined to arrive.įrancis (Owen Wilson), the eldest, has organized the trip despite a recent motorcycle mishap that left his head bandaged in gauze, but fully conscious that the Whitman boys have more than geographical distances to cross. The estranged brothers Whitman have reunited for a journey on board The Darjeeling Limited, a colorful old train traversing the Rajasthan region of India.
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