Inspired by writer-director (and Harvard alumni) Jesse Peretz’s experiences as an American abroad, The Chateau is a comedy about two brothers, Graham and Rex, who travel to the south of France after learning they’ve inherited a small castle from a long-lost relative, the Count d’Granville. The brothers attempt to sell their inheritance but run into trouble with the staff, who believe they have rightfully inherited the property. Improvised from an extensive but unscripted story outline by Peretz, The Chateau was shot on digital video in thirteen days and made according to the guidelines of the Danish Dogma 95 group. The resulting feature is a fresh, inventive, and often quite amusing look at a clash of cultures, technologies, and generations.