The Cinemateca Brasileira presents the Quentin Tarantino Retrospective to celebrate 30 years of Pulp Fiction: Time of Violence, between the 15th and 25th of February.
A self-taught film buff, Tarantino began writing scripts when he was still working in a video store, where he was known for his great cinematic knowledge. His first project as a director, the amateur “My Best Friend’s Birthday”, was produced in 1987 with filmmaker friends and co-workers. What remains of the film, which was never completed, will be shown at the exhibition in a rare session, along with the filmmaker’s debut feature, “Reservoir Dogs” (1992).
With his first feature film, Tarantino became a critical and popular success among American independent cinema, but it was with “Pulp Fiction”, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1994 Cannes Festival, that the director became a phenomenon.
In the following years, he released “Jackie Brown” (1997), “Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2” (2003-2004) – a duo that will be shown in 35mm –, “Death Proof” (2007), “Inglourious Basterds ” (2009), “Django Unchained” (2012), “The Hateful Eight” (2015) and “Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood (2019)”.
Celebrated and controversial in equal measure, the filmmaker developed his directing style around scenes of extreme and stylized violence, often interspersed with extensive, humorous dialogues full of pop culture references. The use of non-linear narrative is also one of his hallmarks, from which he reveals the layers of his characters and builds a complex and suspenseful dramaturgy. His cinephilia is also clear in the many homages to films and genres, such as spaghetti western, blaxploitation and noir.
The programming is free. For sessions in cinemas, tickets are distributed one hour in advance. For outdoor sessions, capacity is subject to chair occupancy. In case of rain, outdoor sessions will be held in indoor rooms.
Quentin Tarantino Retrospective @ publicity
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
8pm – Sala Grande Othello: MY BEST FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY and RENTAL DOGS | Reservoir Dogs
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
8pm – Sala Grande Othello: JACKIE BROWN
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
4pm – Sala Grande Othello: THE HATED EIGHT | The Hateful Eight
8pm – external area: KILL BILL: VOL. 1
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
5pm – Sala Grande Otelo: FREE DJANGO | Django Unchained
8pm – external area: KILL BILL: VOL. 2
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
8pm – Sala Grande Othello: THE HATED EIGHT | The Hateful Eight
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
8pm – Sala Grande Othello: DEATH PROOF | Death Proof
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
4:30 pm – Sala Grande Othello: INGLORIOUS BASTARDS | Inglourious Basterds
7:30 pm – Sala Grande Otelo: RENTAL DOGS | Reservoir Dogs
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
4pm – Sala Grande Othello: ONCE UPON A TIME IN… HOLLYWOOD | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
7:30 pm – outdoor area: PULP FICTION: TIME OF VIOLENCE | pulp Fiction
Note: Cinemateca Brasileira (Largo Senador Raul Cardoso, 207 – Vila Mariana – São Paulo, SP)