Jason Schwartzman (left) as “M. Jean,” Jude Law (center) as “Young Author” and Director Wes Anderson (right). The film’s depiction of the hotel’s ‘60s low point showcased a blockish, brutish, Soviet-era style -- an interior that was “Eastern Bloc-ified,” according to Stockhausen. The film was co-produced with Studio Babelsberg, in nearby Potsdam, and Stockhausen utilized their prop warehouse to source authentic period colors and designs.