Quentin Tarantino Says He Was Traumatized By This Wholesome Movie: “I’m so afraid of this”
Sharai Bohannon
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Quentin Tarantino is known for having opinions and making violent movies. So many of us assume that he has seen some truly disturbing films on his way to becoming the person he is today. This is why when late-night host Seth Meyers asked him to share his first disturbing movie experience, everyone was surprised by the answer.
Many people assumed he would tell us about some horrific and obscure film. Or a violent martial arts movie that has been haunting him all these decades but inspiring his own work. However, the first movie that got under Tarantino’s skin was the 1968 biopic Isadora.
“So, the ending is, she’s in the back of a roadster, and she’s wearing this long, flowing scarf that’s just hanging down. And, ‘Ha ha ha ha ha!’ They’re driving around. I think she even has a champagne glass in her hand. ‘Ha ha ha!’ And then the scarf gets caught in the wheel of the roadster and strangles her to death.” – Quentin Tarantino
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After this new fear was unlocked, he spent the car ride home asking his parents logistical questions about what he had just witnessed. Tarantino explained, “All of a sudden, I’m so afraid of this, and my mom says, ‘Quentin, you have nothing to worry about. I would never, ever, under any circumstances, let you wear a long, flowing scarf in a convertible roadster.'”
Watch the full clip from Late Night With Seth Meyers
If you’re unfamiliar with this movie that scarred a young Quentin Tarantino, allow me to shed some light on this tragic story that led to his first disturbing experience with film.
Rotten Tomatoes Synopsis
“This biography of modern-dance pioneer Isadora Duncan (Vanessa Redgrave) details the performer’s tumultuous life. The film reveals how the beautiful, outspoken, and graceful American-born dancer rejected ballet and moved to Europe to pursue a freer form of movement. Duncan’s many love affairs are also heavily featured, most notably her relationship with Paris Singer (Jason Robards), an heir to the Singer sewing-machine fortune, and the volatile Russian writer Sergei Yesenin (Ivan Tchenko).”
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Isadora was directed by Karel Reisz. The screenplay was written by Melvyn Bragg, Clive Exton, and Margaret Drabble. It was based on the books My Life by Isadora Duncan and Isadora Duncan: An Intimate Portrait by Sewell Stokes.
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Do you have an equally disturbing cinema moment that has haunted you since childhood? Does it rival Quentin Tarantino’s? Then I am all ears at @misssharai.
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