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    The Darjeeling Limited is about three American brothers who take a train trip across India to work through personal issues. At the start of the trip, the brothers are distant from each other and struggling with their father's death. They aim to bond through the trip but are actually trying to understand their dysfunctional family dynamics. The eldest brother is nominally in charge but has an authoritarian leadership style that causes tensions. Through a series of cultural encounters in India, the brothers gain a new perspective on their relationships and personal growth.

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    The Darjeeling Limited is about three American brothers who take a train trip across India to work through personal issues. At the start of the trip, the brothers are distant from each other and struggling with their father's death. They aim to bond through the trip but are actually trying to understand their dysfunctional family dynamics. The eldest brother is nominally in charge but has an authoritarian leadership style that causes tensions. Through a series of cultural encounters in India, the brothers gain a new perspective on their relationships and personal growth.

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    The Darjeeling Limited

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    The Darjeeling Limited is about three American brothers who take a train trip across India to work through personal issues. At the start of the trip, the brothers are distant from each other and struggling with their father's death. They aim to bond through the trip but are actually trying to understand their dysfunctional family dynamics. The eldest brother is nominally in charge but has an authoritarian leadership style that causes tensions. Through a series of cultural encounters in India, the brothers gain a new perspective on their relationships and personal growth.

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    The Darjeeling Limited

    How would you describe the brothers at the beginning of the film?

    What defines them best as a group?

    What are the aims of the trip at the beginning of the trip?

    What is the real aim of the trip?

    Who is in charge of the trip? How does he manage the group? What role does he assume in
    the group?

    What value does the leader of the group want to support and improve?

    Intercultural incidents – experiencing India as the American characters see things


    What do these incidents show 1) about the American characters 2) about the Indian
    characters

    The toilets on the train

    The market

    Praying in the temple

    Trouble in the train

    Using money to bribe

    The river incident and the Indian village

    The family reunion at the monastery

    Conclusions

    Would you say they have “matured” interculturally speaking at the end of the film?

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