Tarantino - Virgin Film

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Tarantino - Virgin Film
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jim Smith
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 130
Category/GenreIndividual film directors and film-makers
ISBN/Barcode 9780753512739
ClassificationsDewey:791.430233092
Audience
General
Illustrations None

Publishing Details

Publisher Ebury Publishing
Imprint Virgin Books
Publication Date 5 July 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

THE MAN WHO MAKES MAKING MOVIES COOL Reservoir Dogs launched Quentin Tarantino as a pioneering new filmmaker and director - his hip-talking, hypnotically shot, ultraviolent US indie films revolutionised American filmmaking and spawned a number of imitators. Jim Smith examines the iconic films Tarantino has directed including Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and Kill Bill, as well as exploring the Tarantino scripts that were filmed by other directors such as True Romance and the controversial Natural Born Killers. Whilst exploring Tarantino's range of projects as an actor, producer and presenter, and his work outside film, Smith analyses the significance of the director's use of favourite actors, anachronisms, borrowed music and reference points and shows how they relate to recurring themes such as heritage, personal responsibility and redemption.

Author Biography

Jim Smith is the author of successful Virgin Films titles such as Gangster Films and George Lucas, and co-author of Tim Burton and Bond Films. Jim Smith has also worked on guides to Sex and the City and Dr Who.