Perché è divertente. Interviste

Conversations With Filmmakers Series

by Quentin Tarantino, Gerald Peary (Editor), Sara Bilotti (Translator)

«Se non avessi avuto tutta questa voglia di fare film, avrei fatto la fine di Ordell, il protagonista di Jackie Brown. Non avrei fatto il postino o il centralinista, sarei finito in galera». Nato e cresciuto a Los Angeles, ma non certo nei quartieri chic che ruotano attorno a Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino è stato salvato dalla sua passione onnivora e vorace per il cinema e dai cinque anni trascorsi lavorando in una videoteca e assorbendo la settima arte in tutte le sue forme: dai capolavori d’autore alla filmografia di genere e pop; dalle produzioni dei grandi studios al cinema italiano, fino a quello asiatico.
Poi, l’esordio dirompente con Le iene; la Palma d’oro a Cannes con Pulp Fiction, uno tra i pochi film di fine millennio che ha stravolto il linguaggio cinematografico; il grande omaggio di Kill Bill agli action movie asiatici; le incursioni nel cinema bellico (Bastardi senza gloria) e nel western (Django Unchained); il commovente omaggio alla fabbrica dei sogni di C’era una volta a Hollywood.
In questa raccolta inedita delle sue migliori interviste, Tarantino si racconta senza pudore, fornisce nuove chiavi per la comprensione del suo cinema e dei suoi memorabili dialoghi, ma soprattutto offre un quadro completo, originale, spiazzante di tutti i film che lo hanno influenzato e che trovano spazio nella sua opera, ora citati, ora riscritti, ora semplicemente omaggiati.

Genres: Nonfiction, Film, Media Tie In

321 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an Academy Award- and Palme d'Or-winning American film director, screenwriter and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and stylized violence. His films include Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill (Vol. 1 2003, Vol. 2 2004), Death Proof (2007), and Inglourious Basterds (2009).

Reviews

[ola k · Rating 4 out of 5]

now i have to watch around 100 westerns to understand his movies great #lockingin

[natalia agnieszka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dobry zbiór wywiadów, aby jeszcze bardziej zapoznać się z Tarantino i jego twórczością. Książka zawiera wiele powtórzeń, przed którymi autor uprzedza nas we wstępie co było raczej nieuniknione patrząc jaką formę ma ta książka. Brakuje mi jedynie uaktualnienia, które zawierałoby wywiady po Nienawistnej Ósemce i moim ukochanym Pewnego Razu w Hollywood.

[Ryo · Rating 4 out of 5]

“我一贯自大，但鸡汤的味道不应该是由鸡评价。”🤣跟着昆汀访谈攒了很多片单；杀死比尔1&2=剥削电影编年史；无耻混蛋的胶片点燃电影院源自真实（以前一场影院火灾可以死两三百人），也是一种隐喻（戈培尔的纳粹宣传电影烧死第三帝国）。

[Dora Taylan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quentin Tarantino ile 2010 yılına kadar yapılmış bir çok röportaj ve söyleşinin düzenlenmiş bir şekilde içinde bulunduğu kitap. Özellikle benim gibi bir Tarantino hayranıysanız kesinlikle elinizde bulunması gereken nadir Türkçe kaynaklardan birisi.

[Edgar Negrón Rabell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lo primero que tengo que decir es que Quentin Tarantino ES mi director de cine favorito. Desde la primera vez que vi Inglorious Basterds, me enamoré de su estilo, sin tener un amplio conocimiento cinematográfico, ni mucha importancia por el mismo. Esto, para mi, habla mucho de lo excelente que es su trabajo, que alguien enajenado del cine no tiene otra opción que apreciar sus películas, por lo excepcionales que son.
Dicho esto, este libro es una forma rápida de observar el pensamiento de este director de cine a través de un escogido de entrevistas que el editor tilda de ser las más importantes e interesantes. Para cualquier fanático de cine o de Tarantino, le recomiendo este libro, para que puedan adquirir una nueva perspectiva sobre sus películas, el libro incluye entrevistas de todos sus filmes, desde Reservoir Dogs hasta Django Unchainef, (e incluye entrevistas de sus películas menos aclamadas, Jackie Brown y Desthproof y de las que sólo llevan el crédito de Tarantino como escritor, True Romance y Natural Born Killers) por lo que vemos el punto de vista de la forma en que el creador de las mismas visualiza sus películas.
La única falta que le doy a este libro es que al ser un conglomerado de entrevistas por autores variados, no tienen edición alguna y en ocasiones, leemos a Tarantino responder a preguntas repetidas y recibimos las mismas respuestas ocasionalmente. Aunque esto puede servir como ayuda para retener cierta información, leer la misma respuesta tres veces a veces es un poco redundante.
Las únicas entrevistas que no llegué a leer fueron las que son pertinentes a True Romance y Natural Born Killers, porque al ser películas sólo escritas por Tarantino y no dirigidas por él, no he alcanzado a ver y algunas entrevistas contienen spoilers sobre las películas, por lo que obvié leer estas entrevistas por el momento dado.

[Helin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ağırlıklı olarak Tarantino'nun Rezervuar Köpekleri ve Pulp Fiction dönemi röportajlarından oluşan kitap yönetmenin ilk dönem düşüncelerini ve yönetmen olmadan önceki video dükkanı günlerini anlamak için güzel. Bir taraftan Tarantino'nun en bilinen özelliklerinden biri olan sinema delisi olduğu ve inanılmaz bir film hafızasının olduğunun da kanıtı söyleşiler içeriyor. Derleyen Peary'nin en başta belirttiği gibi benzer dönemlerde yapılan söyleşiler olması nedeniyle pek çok tekrar olması bazen sıkıcı bir hal alsa da Tarantino gerçekten çok orijinal biri ve onun filmler ve şiddet ile ilişkisini anlamak için güzel bir kaynak. Pek analiz yer almıyor, bu nedenle de Tarantino'yu merak eden herkes tarafından kolayca okunabilir.

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good quotes--one of the best being: "One of the biggest problems with becoming famous is that people stop talking to you and start asking questions." The ebullience of the guy comes through like a megaphone. Actually the only drawback to the book was from the contributing writers--either of the "hip now happening" crowd (like Rolling Stone) or "Tarantino instigates a searching search for a more fundamental reality" (like all the eggheads). Generally the straight interviews were better than the ones with some quotes plus the writers' impressions.

[Işıl]

Quentin Tarantino is a genius. I'm rather disappointed with the book because not all the interviewers got into the camera angles or suspense in his films or those long kind of random dialogues he so much loves to shoot. And those who did so just went over them quickly.

[yener · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kitap 1997'de basıldığı için tamamına yakını "Rezervuar Köpekleri" ve "Ucuz Roman" hakkındaki röportajları içeriyor. Tarantino'nun bu filmleriyle ilgili düşünceleri, analizleri ve sinemaya olan bakışını net bir şekilde yansıtıyor. Meraklıları için hazine değerinde..

[Andrew Corsini · Rating 4 out of 5]

What's surprising for someone always percieved as egotistical, is how humble Tarantino comes off in this book. He goes to a professor's film college and lectures for an hour and a half on New Wave films without mentioning his own work. He gives unindulgent answers in interviews. I'm not saying fame poisoned him or anything but it's great to see he was once young and idealistic. My favourite interview in the book is one where he keeps on calling for coffee, like a character one of his films, while doing a diner interview.

[achilles · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a great compilation of Tarantino's interviews from his beginning years. The years in mention allows us to see Tarantino's beginning motivations and where he came from to the industry as a whole. Reading the interviews, you'll also start seeing the things he says in the films. Watching the film right after finishing the interviews of it creates such a nice atmosphere. Overall I had a good time yet still not sure on rating an interview compilation.

[Bartek Dębski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Świetne wywiady z genialnym twórcą. Niestety całość jako publikacja nie do końca działa. Dużo powtórzeń, a Django i Nienawistna Ósemka praktycznie pominięte. 3,5 gwiazdki.

[Sebastian Szczygiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Przybliża sylwetkę reżysera w luźny sposób, dorzucając do tego ciekawostki na temat jego filmów. Trochę za dużo powtórzeń, ale w ciekawy sposób pokazuje zmieniające się kino

[Stefan Dimov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Прелестна!

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 4 out of 5]

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There is a vast array of fantastic stories to learn from, be they from fellow performers, teachers, theatre-makers or people who can shine a light on what happens behind the scenes. We've read quite a few of them so we thought we'd share some of our book recommendations with you! Not only are these titles a great read, but you may also learn something that could help your career too.

Books by Performers

1. Character Breakdown by Zawe Ashton
2. Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life by Michael Caine
3. Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
4. Behind the Scenes by Judi Dench
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Behind the Scenes Books

1. Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre by Nicholas Hytner
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4. A Life-coaching Approach to Screen Acting by Daniel Dresner
5. Surviving Hollywood: How to Ensure the Acting Industry Doesn't Chew You Up and Spit You Out by Julia Farino

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just LOVE Quentin Tarantino. I think he's a film genius.

This book is quite obviously interviews that Quentin Tarantino has taken part in, and it just stands out exactly HOW much this man knows about films, and how much he LOVES LOVES LOVES to talk about them, and make them and everything. Some things that did annoy me in this book (although really because it's just a transcript of several interviews you can't really be annoyed with it) I got frustrated that because Quentin is so well versed on every film in the whole world and ones that are no longer in this world he would often butt in or correct and this just got annoying, it's like we understand how smart you are in regard to film.... but then again I see this as a credit to the man too. I would Love to work with him, genius!

It also shows a lot of insight into Quentin but then again no insight whatsoever because if you know anything about Quentin his life has turned into some sort of combination of fact and fiction spawned from his over zealous indulgence of every movie ever made. He's a crazy man not only constructing films for others but constructing a life for himself.

I love him, I think he's so clever. Love the films, Love the man. Awesome book. I would recommend though after reading this book you tubing interviews with him. The interviews really showcase his amazing intelligence and creativity, and eccentricity.

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a bit old and only really examines Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Quentin Tarantino is his usual weird self, and the interviews end up being overly pretentious... but informative.

[Vladimir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Отличная кинга.

[Joanna Chojnacka]

Chyba mi nie odpowiada czytanie książek w takiej formie. Miliard rzeczy się powtarza, co jest dramatyczną stratą czasu. Poza tym bardzo skromne te 300 stron, jak na taką postać. Można było zrobić lepszą robotę zarówno w riserczu, jak i np. poprowadzić jakąś historię między wywiadami, a nie je zwyczajnie... hm... powklejać? Może pokusić się na interpretację? Jakieś porównania wypowiedzi z różnych lat. Kumam, że taki zamysł zebrania wywiadów, ale mnie to nie satysfakcjonuje. Można było zrobić lepiej. Ale jestem psychofanką, więc przeczytam wszystko i tak i cieszyć się będę i radować.