An older Author ( Tom Wilkinson ) describes writing his famous book.
A young woman visits a memorial to "The Author". El gran hotel Budapest (2014)
A younger Author (Jude Law) meets the elderly Zero Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham) in the now-decaying hotel. An older Author ( Tom Wilkinson ) describes
To help the audience distinguish between these timelines, Anderson and cinematographer Robert Yeoman used different aspect ratios and color palettes: Review and Summary: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) El gran hotel Budapest (2014)