Saturday, September 12, 2015

Inglourious Basterds (2009): Alternate WWII History



     Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds (2009) offers an alternate history as to how World War II came to an end. In the "what if" storyline, a group of guerrilla Jewish-American soldiers and spies head a covert operation to end the war in one act, burning a cinema to the ground during a crowded film premiere attended by all of the top Nazi officials… including Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goering and Adolf Hitler himself. Think of the atrocities, loss of human life and destruction of art and culture that could have been averted. Tarantino took his time with developing this exercise in historical tinkering, having written the beginnings of the script eleven years prior to filming. His signature style, rapt with interesting dialogue, visual flare and violence, permeates the screen. The cinematography is vibrant and the lighting often recalls Film Noir aesthetics. The cast does a great job, including Brad Pitt as Lieutenant Aldo Raine, Christoph Waltz as the sadistic SD Standartenfuhrer Hans Landa, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Daniel Bruhl, Til Schweiger, Julie Dreyfus, Sylvester Groth as Joseph Goebbels and Martin Wuttke as Adolf Hitler.

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Brad Pitt: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Brad Pitt: Inglourious Basterds

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Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Brad Pitt: Inglourious Basterds

The Bear Jew: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Brad Pitt: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Brad Pitt: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

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Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Winston Churchill: Inglourious Basterds

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Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

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Brad Pitt: Inglourious Basterds

Joseph Goebbels: Inglourious Basterds

Adolf Hitler posing for portrait: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

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Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

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Adolf Hitler: Inglourious Basterds

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Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

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Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

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Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz, Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Adolf Hitler: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Hermann Goring: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz: Inglourious Basterds

Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler: Inglourious Basterds

Melanie Laurent: Inglourious Basterds

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Diane Kruger: Inglourious Basterds

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"Inglourious Basterds"- movie trailer