In the interest of full disclosure, we were ridiculously excited when the invite to a screening of Wes Anderson's latest, "The Darjeeling Limited", arrived in our inbox. And that was before we even knew about "Hotel Chevalier," the 13-minute companion piece to the film that stars Natalie Portman and Jason Schwarztman as former lovers.

Anderson shot "Chevalier" in 2005, around the same time he started working on the "Darjeeling" screenplay, but this gorgeously-crafted piece of short fiction easily stands on its own. An impeccable wardrobe courtesy of Marc Jacobs, carefully-curated soundtrack (which is no small feat for a 13-minute flick), and dry but sparse dialogue create a rich little universe within the bounds of a tiny (albeit achingly beautiful) Parisian hotel room. And then there's the fact that Natalie stars in her first nude love scene. Yeah.

Watch the short, and then wow your friends with this little bit of trivia: Natalie had one problem with the script—the fact that her character smoked. That's why Jason hands her a toothpick in the final scene instead of a cig. Happy viewing!

Get your free download of "Hotel Chevalier" from iTunes here; grab your tickets for "The Darjeeling Limited," which hits theaters October 5th, here.

- Caroline Stanley

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