Pulp Fiction
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• Tarantino's second feature film, it is iconic for its eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and a host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references
• The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay
• It was also awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival
• A major critical and commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did co-stars Samuel L
• Jackson and Uma Thurman
• Directed in a highly stylized manner, Pulp Fiction connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals, and a mysterious briefcase
• Considerable screen time is devoted to monologues and casual conversations that reveal the characters' senses of humor and perspectives on life
• The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue
• Pulp Fiction is self-referential from its opening moments, beginning with a title card that gives two dictionary definitions of "pulp"
• The plot, as in many of Tarantino's other works, is presented out of chronological order