Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Reżyseria i scenariusz: Quentin Tarantino.
Zdjęcia: Andrzej Sekuła.
Scenografia: David Wasko, Charles Collum.
Kostiumy: Betsy Heimann.
Montaż: Sally Menke.
Charakteryzacja: Michelle Buhler.
Produkcja: Miramax, A Band Apart, Jersey Films
Aktorzy: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, Amanda Plummer
Kraj produkcji: USA. Rok produkcji: 1994. Premiera: 14 października 1994 / 19 maja 1995 (Polska)

Pulp Fiction (1994)
Director and Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino
Cinematography: Andrzej Sekuła
Production Design: David Wasko, Charles Collum
Costume Design: Betsy Heimann
Editing: Sally Menke
Make-up: Michelle Buhler
Production: Miramax, A Band Apart, Jersey Films
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, Amanda Plummer
Country of production: USA
Year: 1994
Premiere: October 14, 1994 / May 19, 1995 (Poland)

The film was an event. Woven from pop-cultural references and borrowings, it quickly became a source of quotations in its own right. Audiences eagerly repeated the most brilliant lines spoken by Vincent and Jules, while filmmakers sought to position themselves within the emerging Tarantino-esque style. The awarding of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival confirmed Quentin Tarantino’s status as an auteur. After the generation of movie brats in American cinema, a new wave of filmmakers emerged—those whose cinematic education came not from film schools but from video rental stores.
Shortly after the Polish premiere, Jan Olszewski wrote about the film: “People who fail to see the contradiction between killing and mayonnaise do not connect the facts. Nor do they perceive that they are being tested; that the misfortune that befalls them may be the result of their own wrongdoing. Life—for them!—consists of discontinuous episodes with no causal link. Beautiful. But why, then, is all of this on screen so funny, so amusing? It seems to be the most devious trap set by Tarantino. He introduces a tone of playfulness into the film—and tells the audience: ‘If it seems only funny to you, it means you are just like them. They do not see the contradiction between clowning and killing, nor the connection between guilt and punishment. You will likely see nothing either; you will only laugh, because your minds are completely numbed. Reactions to Tarantino’s films may vary, but on this point he is entirely right – we are exactly as he predicted
