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Quentin Tarantino in Berlin: Westernepos “The Hateful Eight” in Breitwandformat
Tarantino is himself came to the Germany Premiere of his latest cinematic prank. Has brought with it two of its main characters. In Berlin knows Tarantino good.
Has turned the 52jährige cult Director in the German capital. His Film “Inglourious Basterds” was in the autumn of 2008, in part, in the Babelsberg Studios realized. Tarantino appreciates Berlin. This he stated now in front of the German press again: He love the city, have his own personal memories of Berlin, friendships and escapades.
On the discussion of the exclusion of African-Americans in this year’s Oscar nomination went to the Director evasively. He would prefer over his new movie, talk, said Tarantino. Only so much: “If I nominated, I would have to go.” In the past year had Tarantino in the United States is very critical of the police violence against Blacks is expressed. Polizeigewerkschaften had thereupon to the Boycott of the new Tarantino movie called.
The evening celebrated “The Hateful Eight” then in front of the invited guests and a lot of celebrities Premiere at the Berlin Zoo-Palast. Also the two main actors are Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh were there. In the Western-Thriller, you play two until the bloody end fatefully aneinandergekettete characters who hate each other.
An almost classic Tarantino
“The Hateful Eight” offers for Quentin Tarantino, so typical game with the myths of cinema. “The magnificent Seven” was a famous Hollywood Western with Yul Brunner from the year 1960. Director John Sturges had at the time of the Japanese Film “The seven Samurai” which, six years previously in the cinemas was. The, in turn, was Japan’s Star Director Akira Kurosawa in the scene has been set.
Recently took a Golden Globe: for its film score composer Ennio Morricone
Tarantino is now with his latest Film still on it, makes seven Pistoleros eight Westernfiguren, plays with the history of the cinema and their famous works. The cult-Director loves the popular American Genrekino, especially Western and Kriminalthriller, but he is also a big Fan of Asian movies. What was more, both together?
The Hateful Eight: game of craftiness and deception
“The Hateful Eight” tells the story of a with all the waters washed bounty hunter, with a wanted murderer by the state of Wyoming (the film was shot in Colorado) and in a snowstorm device. In a discarded post office to find both shelter and meet a bunch of dispersed and seemingly random there beached figures. But most are not for the you spend. It begins a game of suspicion and revenge, craftiness and deception. Tarantino has a Western stage play filmed.
Men in the snow: Only rarely are the protagonists of under the open sky to see
As always with this Director pushes the audience to razor-sharp dialogues, the between dry wit and madness change. The viewer sees a great actor-Ensemble: for Tarantino typical mixture of old Hollywood warhorse (Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern), current Stars (Samuel L. Jackson, Channing Tatum), newcomers (Demián Bichir), and a mysterious Lady (Jennifer Jason Leigh for her performance an Oscar nom received).
The Morricone Soundtrack was nominated for an Oscar
The Soundtrack is once again by the Grand master of the Italo-Western Ennio Morricone. The wide Ultra Panavision 70-mm images (camera: Robert Richardson, also Oscar-nominated) bring both the claustrophobic confines of the post office as well as the wide landscapes of the filming locations in the U.S. state of Wyoming to bear. However, it is a shame that Tarantino after the Eröffnungsviertelstunde of the Vastness of the Snow country was adopted, and his action is then almost completely in the confines of the post office relocated.
Mostly plays the action in a post office – “The Hateful 8” is a chamber play in 70mm Format
In the USA, the new Tarantino the financial expectations so far can not satisfy. After its world premiere at the 7. December in Los Angeles was the 62-million-Dollar movie Christmas in the cinema started, first only with a few copies. So far, he played something about 50 million dollars – compared with the previous Tarantino-stripes the little.
A few overly long conversations, little variety in the locations
Of course, had “The Hateful Eight” against the overwhelming competition of the “Star Wars VII” claim. But is the meager box office earnings may also remember that Tarantino’s eighth work is not quite as good as previous films of the Director.
Almost three hours of dialogue between Westernfiguren in a post office – that is, for many viewers, certainly not satisfactory. A woman film might be “The Hateful Eight” with his male characters, its Western Setting and its narrow plot, anyway. And the many by the cinema of violence and Action, hard-bitten younger moviegoers are completely different on the canvas used. Right to the (bloody) thing here in “The Hateful Eight” is only in the last 20 minutes of the movie.
Perhaps the movie now but in Europe a greater interest. Because Tarantino’s play with the myths of cinema, the loving and careful handling of his means – music, camera, actors… – could be for a cinematic audience in many European countries quite appealing.
The emotional center of the film: Samule L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren