About this episode

This episode discusses the film 'Inglourious Basterds' and its themes related to World War II and Jewish representation.

Inglourious Basterds (2009), written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, revolves around two plots to assassinate Nazi leaders during the closing years of World War II. One plot centers on a secret band of Jewish-American soldiers under the command of Ltn. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt)—the “Basterds”—who terrorize Nazis. The other involves Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent), a young Jewish woman who narrowly escapes death at the hands of notorious “Jew hunter” Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) and flees t...

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Hafetz

Guest: Renana Keydar

Topics covered

• film analysis
• World War II
• Quentin Tarantino
• Jewish representation
• assassination plots

Keywords

• Inglourious Basterds
• Quentin Tarantino
• Brad Pitt
• World War II
• Jewish-American soldiers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Inglourious Basterds

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