Quentin Terantino/Inglourious Basterds

Quentin Jerome Tarantino, born March 27, 1963, is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and occasional actor. In the early 1990s he began his career as an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino

Filmography

His films include Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill (2003–2004), Death Proof (2007) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). His films have earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA and a Palme d'Or and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy awards.


Rotten Tomato reviews

'Inglourious Basterds not only knows that it is a fictional movie, but also that it is being watched by an audience, and herein lays its greatest achievement.'

'Tarantino is at times like a flamboyant, egomaniacal orchestra conductor, gesticulating wildly and turning to the audience to make sure we know that the show's about him.'

'Simply Tarantino's best. A very intelligent script that combines war movie elements with some pointed observations about violence in movies and in society.'

'Shows how most of us turn to film for both fantasy escape and an avenue to make the abstract past tangible, enough to even possibly, and powerfully, replace actual history.'

'Tarantino has a created a more moving tale about the Jews and the Nazis during World War II than, for example, last year's much more reverent Defiance, which was actually based on a true story yet came off as shtick.'


Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone, Grande Ufficiale OMRI, born November 10, 1928) is an Italian composer and conductor.
He is considered one of the most prolific and influential film composers of his era. Morricone has composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and TV productions. He is well-known for his long-term collaborations with international acclaimed directors such as Sergio Leone, Brian De Palma, Barry Levinson, and Giuseppe Tornatore.


Soundtrack

1."The Green Leaves of Summer" - Nick Perito (Originally in The Alamo)
2."The Verdict (La Condanna)" - Ennio Morricone (mislabled "Dopo la condanna")
3."White Lightning (Main Title)" - Charles Bernstein (Originally in White Lightning)
4."Slaughter" - Billy Preston (Originally in Slaughter)
5."The Surrender (La resa)" - Ennio Morricone
6."One Silver Dollar (Un Dollaro Bucato)" - Gianni Ferrio
7."Davon geht die Welt nicht unter" - Zarah Leander
8."The Man with the Big Sombrero" - Samantha Shelton & Michael Andrew
9."Ich wollt, ich wär ein Huhn" - Lilian Harvey & Willy Fritsch
10."Main Theme from Dark of the Sun" - Jacques Loussier
11."Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" - David Bowie (Originally in Cat People)
12."Tiger Tank" - Lalo Schifrin (Originally in Kelly's Heroes)
13."Un Amico" - Ennio Morricone
14."Rabbia e Tarantella" - Ennio Morricone


Tracks not listed...

1."L'incontro Con La Figlia" - Ennio Morricone
2."Il Mercenario (ripresa)" - Ennio Morricone
3."Algiers November 1, 1954" - Ennio Morricone & Gillo Pontecorvo
4."Hound Chase (intro)" - Charles Bernstein
5."The Saloon (from Al Di Là Della Legge)" - Riz Ortolani
6."Bath Attack" - Charles Bernstein
7."Claire's First Appearance" - Jacques Loussier
8."The Fight" - Jacques Loussier
9."Mystic and Severe" - Ennio Morricone
10."The Devil's Rumble" - Davie Allan & The Arrows
11."What'd I Say " - Rare Earth
12."Zulus" - Elmer Bernstein
13."Eastern Condors" - Ting Yat Chung
14."3 Thoughts" - Einstürzende Neubauten (In the beginning of the trailer)
15."Comin' Home" - Murder by Death (trailer)


Blaxploitation

This is where black people are stereotyped to behave a certain way. Samuel L Jackson is a prime example of this by the way he acts and speaks. In all of his films he comes across as a cool guy who is never bothered by anything and does everything in a calm, cool, effortless way. He also swears (all the time!) Therefore, this is an example of blaxploitation.





A Simple Timeline Of WW2
I couldn't find one simple enough so here is a timeline of World War 2-
http://library.thinkquest.org/10927/timeww2.htm


Spaghetti Western/Western

A Spaghetti Western film is a low budget cowboy film directed by European's, mostly Italians. The genre became popular in the mid 1960's as a sub-genre for Western films. An example of a Spaghetti Western film is 'The Good the Bad and the Ugly' starring Clint Eastwood.



Western films are films that tell stories set in the late 19th century in the American Old West. There are many sub-genre's of the Western film but Spaghetti Western is the most popular. An example of a Western film is 'The Great Train Robbery' from 1903.




There are many postmodern aspects in Inglorious Basterds, Tarentino wants the audience to know what they are watching is only a film, things like the film within a film is an example of this.

Film within a film- the film the Germans are watching at the cinema is called Nation's Pride, but there are also elements from Battleship Potemkin e.g. the baby in the middle of a battle and the man being shot in the eye.

Costume- throughout the film the characters' costume's don't get messy at all. Brad Pitt's character has had a bag over his head, been thrown on the floor etc. and there is one mark of his white tuxedo or a hair out of place on his head.

Hitler's Death- it is a well known fact that Hitler killed himself, along with his girlfriend Eva. But in Inglorious Basterds, we see the American's succeed in killing him in the cinema this then makes the audience realise the film isn't a reality. In a way, it could be a way of making the American's look superior above Britain because they kill Hitler and end the war.

Text On Screen- In important scenes, like at the premier for the movie, where there are a lot of important people like Hitler etc. Tarentino makes use of text and arrows on the screen pointing at certain people so the audience understand the story better. This again makes the audience realise it is a film.