Metrograph

Still in mourning—some more obviously than others—a year after their father’s funeral, three estranged brothers (Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman, also one of the film’s screenwriters) set off on a “spiritual journey” across India, discovering, along with the almost otherworldly beauty of the subcontinent’s northeastern countryside, that it’s not so easy to pencil enlightenment into a tightly scheduled itinerary. A wryly funny and bittersweet film, meandering but never purposeless, about burdensome baggage both literal and emotional, reflecting Anderson’s deep affection for the movies of Satyajit Ray, the music of the Kinks, and for everyone he puts in front of his camera.

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios/20th Century