Lucius Glantz (the magnificent Willem Dafoe) has served as the concierge at the InterContinental Hotel in Vienna for several decades—the first luxury hotel of its kind to appear on the European map. From morning to night, he oversees every aspect of the hotel’s operations, attending to even the smallest details. One day, Lucius learns that the hotel is to be sold to a new owner who plans to radically remodel it. Lucius embarks on an uphill battle to save the hotel—and his workplace, which has been his true home for years.

„The Last Concierge,” directed by Argentine cinema master Gastón Solnicki and acclaimed at the Venice Film Festival, is a lyrical and moving story about the passage of time and the need to feel needed. It’s also about how one must always be ready for a new chapter in life.

Solnicki navigates with remarkable precision between seriousness and irony. On the one hand, his film evokes Jim Jarmusch’s best works; on the other, it feels somewhat like a sarcastic response to *The Grand Budapest Hotel*. The magnificent cinematography by Rui Poças highlights the acting talent of Willem Dafoe—one of the most intriguing character actors in the history of cinema, who shines like never before in „The Last Concierge.”.