PULP FICTION AND EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA - Component 2 Section D

 Pulp Fiction and Experimental Cinema (1994) 

Review of terminology: 

• Experimental - because of the narrative structure 
• Narrative in experimental film and cinema resists coherent order - Tarantino's film philosophy 
• Described as both circular and episodic 
• Overlapping storylines which work discretely but which also come together 

Storylines and plot:

• 3 major storylines
• 7 key moments
• Intertitles at the start of each major storyline 
• Distinctive through: black comedy, graphic violence, dialogue and monologues 

What is experimental film?

Experimental cinematic forms which exploit the medium of film - sound visuals, narrative to construct a story in unfamiliar ways 

Film and cinema which explicitly draws attention to itself and to the qualities of cinema - it becomes self-referential 

Film and cinema which pushes the boundaries of the medium to compel us to consider what is cinema and what is art or photography 

Storylines and narrative structure 

- Butch / Bruce willis past and present 

- Vincent and Jules 

- Mia Wallace and Vincent 

The Diner - Jules and Vincent "Royale with cheese" - Vincent and Mia Jack Rabbit Slim's - Butch the watch and the fight - Mr Wolfe the cleaner - Back to Diner 

Non-chronological order of a multi-stranded narrative