The actor playing the French man is pretty amazing as well. In fact, he conveys a huuuuge deal of emotion on that close-up, nowhere less impressive than Waltz's performance.
No doubt it’s sooo real how the fear overcomes him. The fear for his daughters, yet his guilt for selling out the Jewish family, you can read both those emotions from his face. he just tried to protect. I would’ve done no better than him had it been my family
Dont forget have people speak the actual language fitting for their respective country while *always* giving a good reason to switch to english occasionally!!!
Quentin Tarantino said that character doesn't actually smoke and that hes using his pipe as an interrogation tool, youd have to find the video but it's an interesting point of view
The actor who plays Mr Lapedite (Denis Menochet) is incredible at showing emotion without speaking. Once Landa's smile fades away and you see the zoom in on his face you can see how torn he is about doing what is right and what is easy. He knows he has no choice and that his next decision will seal his family fate. He knows he is going to live with the guilt of condemning an entire for his families safety.The wrong choice becomes the right choice in his predicament
@@chayew4660 But what about when the right thing puts you and your family in danger? When pressed into a corner, do you sacrifice those you know for those you love, or do you "do the right thing" and die alongside them? When does the right thing become the stupid thing?
This is honestly just amazing acting from Christoph Waltz. That subtle expression drop at 2:06 gets me every time. He sees the fear in LaPadite’s face, and goes from friendly to intense with just a facial expression. Anyone would’ve broken at that point.
“You are sheltering enemies of the State, are you not?” 2:05 - that subtle expression change. The way he delivers that sentence is truly amazing. Great acting.
Acting mastrclass. The way he is acting with his eyes and face... one of the greatest pieces of acting of all time, those few second. So subtle, yet amazingly powerfull
I think the scariest thing is how persuasive and articulate he is. How he justifies who he is and what he does through metaphors. It's disgusting but intriguing.
The first time I watched this.. I saw Hans' face that was friendly and charming turn into an ominous expression, and my heart dropped. This scene makes me feel so much emotion
Rocky B I’ve stayed in an old hotel in a small town in France that still has bullet holes in the wall (more big dents in the plaster) from German weapons. There were also some on walls in the town square. Quite unnerving when you see it for real. Gave me a shiver down the spine.
'... And I want you to follow my mascarade, is that clear?', the look the Frenchman gives him is stellar. The whole scene he was conveying fear and sadness, but that look was hatred and anger. Waltz is at the pinnacle, but this guy is incredible and deserves credit.
I always get tears in my eyes when I see the man staring with absolute internal conflict at Hans. He so clearly wants to do the right thing, but he fears for his own family and knows he has to do something unforgivable, that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
It's a good scene, I agree but you're overselling the point a bit. Regardless of whether Hans cooperated or not, the socialists would definitely find them. At that point it's simply a matter of doing what's best for his family and staying out of it. Sucks but that was life under socialism.
@@YusiDJordan Do you even know what that word means.....? it's a slur that means socialist because they were socialists. Members of the socialist party.
@@Archedgar actually, they were a member of the Nazi party. As evidenced by their allegiance to the Nazi party of Germany. Conflating socialism with Nazism because it was meant to mean ‘nationalsozialistische Deutsche arbeiterpartei’ is moronic. They were a far-right party developed from the racist, populist Freikorps. Their primary policies had next to nothing to do with socialism as we know it.
@@YusiDJordan Oh I get it now. You are trying to defend them by pretending they aren't socialists. You knew that your slur meant socialist from the beginning, heh. You're unironically trying to defend Socialist Germany and the atrocities of socialism so no thanks. Go spread your leftist propaganda elsewhere, little socialist. Dismissed.
Man, I know that guy had to feel like shit giving those people up. But, at the same time, he was so nervous and afraid that it showed on his face clearly. There was no point in lying, it was obvious to the officer. Feels bad man.
Nope in the end she is his ticket to get away from the already losing nazi Although not perfectly unscathed since his forehead got carved by the basterd
I love how in this scene he seems proud of his nickname. In my opinion, he was being honest with Aldo at the end of the movie, when he made it clear he despised the name. He just did what he did because he was good at it. In this scene, he pretends to be proud of his nickname because he can use that false pride as leverage to destabilize the man he's interrogating. When he's captured Aldo, he believes (for good reason) that he's in a position of power, so there's no need for false pretenses
He never pretended to be proud, he Was proud. Hans Landa knew Exactly what he was doing and was so good at his job he racked up quite a formidable reputation. Three years later he's climbed the ranks even further, but "Jew Hunter" was catchy - much to Landa's chagrin, because at that point he was so much more than that.
My favorite part is the incredible acting job @2:24. I always took this to mean he was bluffing. He showed imo just a bit of mild surprise that he said yes. Then he jumps to the floor boards as it is the only logical place. Though he guessed that first that means the odds are he would've found them anyway but maybe they could have moved around and lived.
I agree, Landa didn't know right away, but he is a genius and I doubt very much the farmer would have been able to keep them hidden. Landa's pulls out his verbose eloquence to purposefully show the farmer he's no ordinary Nazi, and make him realize he can't be outwitted - so the farmer gives in.
Idk, part of me thinks that he had suspected it all along. Given his comment about abandoning dignity, and the fact that he'd probably seen people try to hide under floorboards before, it seems as if he was waiting to say that.
I don't blame LaPadite for this. His family was directly being threatened, so he had no choice but to betray the Jews he was hiding. If I was in his situation and I had no other choice, I would've done the same thing.
@@truffle6082You cannot say that until you are in the crucible. Would you let your three daughters be raped and then executed by the SS while you watch for not giving over those people in the floor? That’s basically what the Farmer had to think about.
@@truffle6082 Everyone loves to be the hero but there's a point where it's worse to be the hero. This guy rolled up with an entire squadron of heavily armed soldiers and did his homework beforehand. The moment Landa strolled up to that farmhouse, they were done for. Very likely that situations like these occured back then.
That last frame is one of the most beautiful cinematic frames I've ever seen. That frame combined with the incredible background music is really captivating and it gives me chills every time I see it.
The opening part of the film alone is a masterpiece. Tarantino lures you in with friendly and causal conversation, punctuated with remarks about comparing Jews to rats. Then more humour, then just like that, Waltz’s expression turns serious with no more smiling and asks about the people hiding under the floorboards
Just found a nice touch in this scene at @3:55 you can see the right German soldier take a deep breath as he prepares to commit his atrocity. That's a very nice touch, very human.
Poor man..... You can tell clearly how much it hurt him to give away their hiding spot and he didn't want to, he knew what would happen to them, but he had to protect his own family..... strong conflict with himself. He's giving away the lives of people to save those of his own.
1:50 just curious, why did he phrase it like that? During the rest of our occupation. Its like he knew it wouldnt be permanent, contrary to what most Germans thought
I could be wrong but he knew the war was unwinnable, that’s why he wanted to help kill hitler and “end the war tonight” he even mentioned it in the scene when he negotiates the deal with the us government
I suppose it makes sense even if he didn’t believe the war was unwinnable. I’m not sure about this, but I think that the Germans would eventually leave France to the Vichy puppet regime, perhaps after they “won” the war. Hitler’s drive for “Lebensraum” was mostly in the East. The exception would be Alsace-Lorraine, which the Nazis considered to belong to Germany. Germany would effectively control France, but it would not occupy it at that point. But who really knows?
The plan for a greater Germany did not include southern France, where this "took place." Also, it would probably not be smart to tell the local population you plan to occupy their country permanently. Even if it was true, it would only incite partisan sentiment. Better to play it nice. Source: Am Austrian therefore think like a nazi /s
After the war Germany planned to pull out of France. The plans weren't finalized yet, but IIRC, the eastern half of France would be given to Himmler and the SS to run as their own personal dominion so that France would revert back to their medieval borders, Brittany would be released as a fascist puppet state, and the rest of France would be let free
The only thing i don't like about this movie is that in my opinion Tarantino has the music play way too loud in all the important scenes. First time i watched it online thought it was a bad quality upload but it's just how it is.
2:35 "Point out to me the areas where they're hiding" Did he said that just to torture him even more. Because, in this scene (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hf0xB5SWZ24.html) at 3:42 you can briefly see that the blonde girl, who was looking down, looks at Hans before she went back to her original position. And it's the only daughter he greets with a kiss on her hand. And where does the soldier shoot ? In her exact previous spot. So, I'm pretty sure he did know exactly where they were, he asked this just to torture him even more !
Props to the farmer even though he have so few words, but he it screaming inside him as Hans Landa torture him psychologically. Well done scene. 👏 Forever burned in my mind.
100%. The fact that it's bigger than LaPadite's, the fact he had the tobacco prepacked (he had always planned for everything to happen in the scene exactly as it does) and the obvious one of the pipe he used breaking the fourth wall as the Sherlock Holmes great detective pipe. Superb stuff.
2:06 this bit is scary as hell. You can pinpoint the moment he drops his charismatic smirk and puts on his cold, stoic expression. Superb action from Christopher Walz
Nope, the french word is "mascarade". (pronounced [Mass Kah Rad]). And this word out of context wouldn't have given the jews any hint of what Landa was talking about.
What’s terrifying about the scene is that he is conducting himself in the manor of an actor in the middle of his scene. Look how he moves, like he is on stage acting out his favourite part. The way he gives out his arms like he’s saying “end scene” is just so haunting that the fact he is essentially a reaper of death is more like a pantomime to him than anything.
3:20 - 3:49 Monsieur LaPadite... Je vous remercie... pour le lait, et votre hospallité. Il me semble que nous en avons termine. Ah, medames!! Je vous remercie pour le temps que vous m'avez consacré....
“You must all be vaccinated before I can officially cross your family’s name off my list. If anyone refuses they will be mandated, and rest assured there will be, that is unless you make a choice to make the legal mandate unnecessary. Cooperation will be met with reward - your family will cease to be harassed by the mask and social distancing mandates for the remainder of the pandemic.”
You can tell that the Frenchman is really heartbroken and doesn't want to do this, and has no choice. It's a great show of character, in an amazing close-up shot.
