magical mystery tour; Three motley brothers embark on a spirited romp through India in Wes Anderson's latest.(The Darjeeling Limited )(Sound recording review)

One eye sees," said Paul Klee, "the other feels." He could almost be describing Wes Anderson, whose lively comedy, The Darjeeling Limited, finds the director lighting out for new territory-geographical and emotional.

Set almost wholly in India, this shambling tale brings together the three self-absorbed Whitman brothers on a gaudy blue train known as, yes, The Darjeeling Limited. Jack (Jason Schwartzman) is a girl-crazy writer who chases their foxy stewardess (Amara Karan). Peter (Adrien Brody) is the moody one, so haunted by their father's death that he now wears the old man's glasses. These two have been dragooned into the trip by their big brother, Francis (Owen Wilson), a control-freak CEO who hands them laminated itineraries. His head swaddled in bandages from a recent crash, Francis insists that they're all on a spiritual quest together-but deliberately hides his real agenda.

The movie's first half, which largely takes place aboard the train, is quintessential Anderson, with a candy-colored palette (magically shot by Robert Yeoman), a lavishly detailed production design that transforms the train into a rolling Cornell box, and, of course, a ...