[A Piece of Anecdote]
The story told in Inglourious Basterds has been brewing in Quentin Tarantino's mind for a long time , as for the creative inspiration comes from various anecdotes and anecdotes that Tarantino and his friends or colleagues chat about when they have nothing to do. Many of the small clips or story elements in the script come from ideas or topics that popped up during casual conversations with his friends, and the title of the film is based on the 1978 Enzo Castillari (Enzo Castillari). G. Castellari)'s Italian film of the same name, which also documents an epic espionage-related feat... Castellari will have a cameo role in the new version written and directed by Tarantino Explains: "Although the English title is the same, the two films are very different in terms of content and style, and there is no doubt that this new "Inglourious Basterds" belongs to Taron Tino's personal actions have nothing to do with the film of the same name that I directed, and even though I'm here to play tricks and play a small role, it doesn't mean it's a remake."
Producer Lawrence Bender still vividly remembers when he first heard Quentin Tarantino talk about the sporadic stories that "Inglourious Basterds" might include. How excited, Bender said: "I think that was at least 10 years ago, when he was chatting in my office, and then gave me some of the content and clues that this film might contain, light. It was these unformed story points that got me hooked and I was like, 'Let's shoot it right away.'" But things didn't work out, so Bender had to hold back his enthusiasm and enter A long waiting period, because in the following 10 years, Tarantino was still constantly changing his thinking mode in the process of giving the story a specific shape at a "tortoise speed"... Changes in time, the original story has remained the same except for the name, but the content and plot have been revised several times and have changed beyond recognition - Tarantino always tinkers or adds to it at will, because in the beginning, he Was trying to make this story into a TV miniseries or simply a novel.
However, the script, which is often discussed by Quentin Tarantino, still pops up from time to time and never really disappears. In the film, he played one of the "jerks" Donnie Eli Roth of Downowitz recalled: "My first close encounter with Inglourious Basterds was in December 2004, when Quentin Tarantino was reading a large section of the script. about Hitler's monologue, and that was the first time I saw what the so-called 'theater of Tarantino' really meant - roughly meaning that when he was reading his play, Change the roles and perform all the characters in it. I still remember my reaction at the time, telling Tarantino directly that the dialogues he read to me completely conquered me... In the following years He'd always call me and say, 'You know what? I've added a new set of scenes to Inglourious Basterds.' Sadly, Tarantino was filming Death Proof. (Death Proof), or put the film aside for now. Almost another year and a half later, he suddenly said to me, 'I really want to make Inglourious Basterds, now is the time, you Are you coming?' Then we immediately entered into intensive preparations, and there was no chance to breathe at all."
In the spring of 2008, Quentin Tarantino also made clear his future plans to Lawrence Bender, saying that it was time to focus on "Inglourious Basterds" again. I was excited when Tino told me that the film should be on the schedule, but I didn't realize at the time that the script he had in hand was nearing completion." Around July 2008, Tarantino Finally, the script was revised into the final version.
Another producer, Pilar Savone, has had a long relationship with Quentin Tarantino since "Jackie Brown," but at the time her Still an assistant director... Savona also remembers her reaction when she first saw the script for Inglourious Basterds, saying, "We even call that day 'publishing day' - -That's the day Tarantino finished the final revision of the script, and when he put the script on his desk, we took it and copied it, and Tarantino called his buddies, 'I'm done , the script is finished, come and have a look.' He made a long list of people who he hoped to see the script, and people kept coming to visit us, and then took away the copy version of the script, that kind of It felt like a story that so many had been waiting for was finally complete, and we even considered maybe opening a bottle of champagne to celebrate." Lawrence Bender continued: "I received the tower on July 3, 2008. Lantino's phone call, I immediately rejected all the filming plans that were under discussion, and ran home to read the script as soon as possible. After reading it, I directly picked up the phone and said to Tarantino, 'Wait for me, I had to read it again.' Then I sat down and read the script again, and I was absolutely stunned by what was in it, no doubt." Tarantino was still very impressed with the story he created. Satisfied, he said: "Each chapter of the film presents a somewhat blurry different picture, including some changes in feel and rhythm. Overall, Inglourious Basterds gives It felt like an Italian western, but it was set in World War II."
[Intensive filming process]
VFX makeup artist Gregory Nicotero, who has been working with Quentin Tarantino since Reservoir Dogs, was one of the first to read the script. One, he quickly realized that the 164-page story was nothing like what he had expected, Nicotello said: "I always thought this Inglourious Basterds would develop some massive The war scenes, including massacres and corpses...that's why I was so surprised when I read the script, and although I have no specific idea of what it will end up being, I am still struck by the overly detailed description in it , and I believe that Tarantino can definitely create a realistic atmosphere and environment with a high degree of credibility through the story itself.”
Those familiar with Quentin Tarantino know that his film works are aimed at the world. audiences, and not just purely American, in the film Julie Dreyfus, who played Francesca, had previously been with Taranti in "Kill Bill." Nuo has collaborated, she commented: "When he made two "Kill Bill" films, he was already strict with himself with the goal of facing the world, and he hoped that everything in the film would maintain as much as possible. Sensitivity that anyone can understand."
At the same time, another shocking fact of this play by Quentin Tarantino is that all the real and fictional characters in the story, Ways interact and influence an alternate reality, says Gregory Nicotello: "In the script, the last line happens to be the first line, 'A long, long time ago, under the Nazis' France... ' This narrative method is very much like telling a fairy tale, but a fairy tale with a clear Tarantino style. First of all, I want to say that the content in Inglourious Basterds is fiction out, but from the very beginning, it leads the audience on a path that is authentic and unique."
After reading the script, the eagerly awaited and excited Lawrence Bender finally met Quentin Tarantino on Sunday, July 6, 2008, and sat down to discuss the film together. It also includes the hurdles and challenges of getting it to the big screen, Bender said: "We talked about the script together, and then we looked at where we should shoot it... We took it all over the world in various geographic locations. After analyzing it all, I finally focused on Germany, especially Berlin."
Quentin Tarantino also told Lawrence Bender that he hoped "Inglourious Basterds" could be completed before the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. , to know that according to the time at the time, this was almost an impossible task, Bender recalled: "I told him immediately, 'If you really want to hurry up, then we will start the pre-production of the film tomorrow. , and from tomorrow, we have to start official filming within 14 weeks, and we have to arrive in Germany before we have the full budget...' Not to mention that we have to find actors, Crew, set-up and all the logistics like that." Producer Lloyd Phillips added: "For the first 2 to 4 weeks, we were pretty close to crazy. Yes, because it all happens so fast. I'm battling jet lag almost around the clock, including staff redeployment and accounting issues. Because we all know we're working for a Fighting on a special day, we need to focus the attention of everyone involved, and if we don't have a good team together, we won't be able to finish the film before the Cannes Film Festival opens, and we do have An extraordinary and unusual team behind the scenes."
Immediately afterwards, Quentin Tarantino and several producers handed the script to Brad Pitt, and when he was confirmed for the film, they began to gather other actors to play "jerk" Chosen... By the time Tarantino and all the crew arrived in Germany, art director David Wasco had already done the most extensive reconnaissance work and had already shot a room full of photos , just waiting for Tarantino to show it to him. In just 14 weeks of inspiration and creativity since "Publication Day," Inglourious Basterds has managed to gather all the elements in its favor, begin intense filming, and successfully meet the deadline. Completed all the production processes before and entered the Cannes Film Festival as expected.
Although the one- sentence comment
has been replaced with a war theme, there is still not much time for seriousness in the movie, and Quentin is still the same Quentin.
——"Variety" This
film has fast and sharp editing, and the balance between comedy and serious drama is very delicate.
——ScreenRant.com
tells a story of World War II from a very Quentin point of view. I think some serious veteran viewers will not like this movie full of satire.
—— "The New York Times" behind-the- scenes
production
When it comes to the name of Quentin Tarantino, the first thing that comes to most viewers' minds is nothing more than these: chaotic blood, endless zombies, a lot of nonsense that has nothing to do with the main line of the story... You are Cult Quentin Tarantino, who is a film king, has made a war movie with the theme of World War II this time. Did he change his ways? In fact, Quentin Tarantino described his new film "Inglourious Basterds" as follows: "For various reasons, I once postponed the production of this film that I had started preparing for a long time ago, and now it is finally taking shape. An Italian-style western, you could even say it's the World War II version of "The Bad and the Bad", but the movie's story background has been changed from the American West to Nazi-occupied France. I want to try to make this movie as good as possible It was fun to shoot, and I needed a group of flesh-and-blood heroes interspersed in it. They slowly used their own methods to promote the development of the film. I didn’t want to appear in the past war movies. The identity of the protagonist and the way of doing things in the "Bastard" are quite unique in the past."
This time in "Inglourious Basterds", the narrative method is still an uncompromising Quentin style, the two main lines are interspersed with each other, and the whole movie It is divided into five chapters. In this regard, Quentin said: "Every chapter in the film, they are related to each other, but there are vague and ambiguous differences. It's different. The opening part feels like a spectator is eating spaghetti made by an American chef, which makes you feel a little weird, but when you watch it, you can feel it's interesting. If you take "reservoir dogs" The villain in "Kill Bill", the nemesis in "Kill Bill", and the structure in "Pulp Fiction", all put together in the context of World War II, that is "Inglourious Basterds."
The story background of this film is World War II, Therefore, how to restore historical scenes has become another difficult problem in filming. On this, Quentin said: "The film was about France, so we had to shoot some shots to show that we were indeed in France. It was a small number of shots, but it took a lot of work."
Since it is the same theme of World War II, it is inevitable that some people will compare this film with other films that tell the story of the same period, and Quentin himself did not forget to joke: "For example, the dialogue language of the actors, when you hear something with Germans with a German accent can feel weird when they speak English, which is something I don't want to be in a movie. If Steven Spielberg hadn't made Schindler's List, I would have thought that He would be ashamed after watching our movie (laughs). Also, I'm curious what the reviews of this movie will be like in Germany, if you think a comedy is very intelligent and deep, then this is in Germany A very reasonable way to talk about fascism. When you think about it, I think it's ridiculous."
The "unscrupulous army" that gathers together with big names
relies on the good popularity in the circle, and Quentin's movies can attract a large number of stars to join every time. , this time in "Inglourious Basterds", not only Brad Pitt bears the brunt of the male lead, but also the first sister of the German show business, Diane Kruger, joined the film to become the female lead, and even the film's narration All kinds of leftovers were invited to Samuel L. Jackson, and Quentin was very proud of these actors: "I thought about the male lead for a long time, and finally Brad Pitt told me that he was very interested in this role and the story. And I really like the look we designed for him, and we also designed some interesting scenes for him, which is in line with Brad Pitt's personal style. The whole movie is directed by Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger. The roles played by the actors are intertwined, and there are many related story paragraphs interspersed. The last two lines are very wonderful when they are merged together. I like the ending of this movie very much." It is well known to
Chinese audiences . The actress Maggie Cheung also made a cameo role in the film, which is obviously a very noteworthy thing. But what's interesting is that she played a French in "Inglourious Basterds" this time. Is it appropriate for an Asian to play a French? Regarding this, Maggie Cheung said: "When I first got the script, I also suspected that it would not be convincing enough for me to play such a role, but Quentin dispelled my concerns. He said to me, why can't it be What about a Chinese person playing French? Maybe she married to France or something?"
And Brad Pitt is even more confident about his role in the film: "I have taken on many interesting roles for many years, and there are many movies that impress me, but the soldier I played in "Inglourious Basterds" is definitely A very special character, when I read the script for the first time, I felt that this character is like Quentin wrote for himself, a person who has done a lot of bad things but has a good heart (laughs). Making this movie I am very entertained. The war scenes in the film are very rigorous, but he is full of humanity. When we shoot the war scenes, we will not rush to the enemy fearlessly like other movies, but use some very Indecent behavior to win. I think this is the real side, after all, bullets kill people, and everyone will stay away."
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