Reservoir Dogs
We kick off our summer series with the ferocity of the memorable Kill Bill double feature, setting the stage for a fast-paced lineup of films. Logically, we will conclude the summer season with a program devoted to Quentin Tarantino. A true cinephile and the foremost virtuoso of the video store era, he stormed onto the global stage of action and auteur cinema and has never left it. Watching his films back-to-back reveals a body of work built at a blistering pace, with a confidence that might sometimes make one forget the extreme attention to detail in the writing—from the narrative structure down to the smallest lines of dialogue.
Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize, 1992 TIFF
A robbery goes out of control and the bandits take refuge in their hideout, wondering who betrayed them. The wait will prove fatal for several of them. A closed-door atmosphere amplified by the actors' intense performances, including the unforgettable scene where Michael Madsen dances to Stuck in the Middle with You.
Quentin Tarantino
Born in 1963 in Tennessee, Quentin Tarantino is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. A fervent cinephile since a very young age, he gained international acclaim in the 1990s with his first two independant feature films, Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction, which won the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also had commercial success internationally with Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012) and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019), where he brilliantly crafts alternate history. In just ten films, his over-the-top direction, the incisive style of his dialogue, his taste for musical quotations, and his sense of homage (which has revitalized the careers of several actors and actresses) have earned him cult status among film lovers.
