Quentin Tarantino put on his fiercest pair of high heels, grabbed a purse, and posed for this semi-creepy photo for the New York Times. In the article “The Call Back: Quentin Tarantino,” Quentin talks about his love affair with the Cannes Film Festival.
On when he was first aware of the Cannes Film Festival:
As a film enthusiast growing up in Los Angeles, I’ll say by 13, 14, I already knew about Cannes.
What was the screening like of ‘‘Pulp Fiction,’’ which won the Palme d’Or?
It certainly wasn’t, Oh, they’re going to win this, this is obviously the movie of its time. The violence was not 100 percent accepted, and there were some boos at the end. They were reacting against the idea that this could be considered art.
Who was the head of the jury? Clint Eastwood. And the second head of the jury was Catherine Deneuve. I think of her as the queen of France.
You were the head of the jury in 2004. Whom did you award the Palme d’or? “Farenheit 9/11″ [Photos: Jean-Baptiste Mondino]
