The French Neo&Noir Classic That Inspired Reservoir Dogs

Whether it's disreputable exploitation films or Western TV shows or classic Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino's filmography is littered with tributes. His movies traffic in allusions and references and shots and scenes mainlined directly from the whole of cinematic history. That goes back to his first feature (which he's even thought about remaking), "Reservoir Dogs," which drew liberally from gangster movies for its taut, nonlinear telling of a heist gone wrong. For Tarantino, his primary influence was in the work of French neo-noir filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, specifically his 1962 film, "Le Doulos." When he was on the press trail for 1994's "Pulp Fiction," quickly rising to become a... The post The French Neo-Noir Classic that Inspired Reservoir Dogs appeared first on /Film.

Apr 10, 2022 - 23:19

The French Neo&Noir Classic That Inspired Reservoir Dogs

Whether it's disreputable exploitation films or Western TV shows or classic Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino's filmography is littered with tributes. His movies traffic in allusions and references and shots and scenes mainlined directly from the whole of cinematic history. That goes back to his first feature (which he's even thought about remaking), "Reservoir Dogs," which drew liberally from gangster movies for its taut, nonlinear telling of a heist gone wrong. For Tarantino, his primary influence was in the work of French neo-noir filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, specifically his 1962 film, "Le Doulos." When he was on the press trail for 1994's "Pulp Fiction," quickly rising to become a... The post The French Neo-Noir Classic that Inspired Reservoir Dogs appeared first on /Film.