Tag Archives: Christoph Waltz

Django Unchained (2012)

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Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Django is a slave living in the Deep South after having been separated from his wife Broomhilda. When Django is held for a slave auction, Dr. King Schultz, a German bounty hunter who uses his former profession of a dentist as a cover, frees Django from his vicious masters, the Speck brothers and gives him the option of helping him hunt down and kill the Brittle Brothers, a ruthless gang of killers whom only Django has seen. In return, Schultz will free Django from slavery completely and help find and rescue Broomhilda from the brutal but charming Francophile Calvin Candie, who owns Candyland, a plantation where male slaves are trained to fight for sport and female slaves are forced into prostitution.

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, In Nazi occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller takes a rapid interest in her and arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the “Basterds”, a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl’s plans are set in motion.

Water for Elephants (2011)

Directed by Francis Lawrence, Water for Elephants presents an epic tale of forbidden love in a magical place filled with adventure, wonder and great danger. A veterinary student from the wrong side of the tracks, Jacob, meets and falls in love with Marlena, a star performer in a circus of a bygone era.  They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top, and come together through their compassion for a special elephant.  Against all odds – including the wrath of Marlena’s charismatic but dangerous husband August – Jacob saves Marlena from an unhappy life and they find lifelong love.

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