Quincy Owyang Less obvious, first the glass of milk for the lady, then the oh i forgot what was that important thing i wanted to talk about... It is quiet not that obvious, tho i still dont get why would he do that except if we would assume that he was already plotting to fk over the reichstag, and that girl was only a backup failsafe for him.
A lot of good actors in that movie, but Christoph Waltz bossed it tbh (speaking, english, german, french and italian and still being able to delivrer an insane performance).
lol... Brad Pitt is immune after he did Pikey language in Snatch. I can pardon that guy for life in accents/dialect after that. I think he was purposely pronouncing it terribly for the character, not what he as an actor is capable of.
@@aa-ze5cz Yes. I learned that in rehearsal, Pitt said Buonjourno with the most American accent possible (when he was supposed to fake it Italian for the scene) which made everyone laugh, so they instead asked him from now on to just go with the US accent for the lols in the movie. And it works.
I'm from Tennessee and Brads Tennessee accent is horrifically bad. For a movie that is focusing on language they could have picked someone better to do his role in this.
These were the directors intentions, but at the end (as Italian) he was the worst . Or better, the best as the English speakers meant a word to be Italian.
L Cali agreed. It takes both. but the director deserves more credit in my book, actors are like talented vessels that live the vision of the director. they both are needed to create the magic on screen definitely
when you come across on your own comment you totally forgot about one year after and people had a real conversation under it.nice^^ i think waltz potrayed tarantinos vision of hans landa exactly how he wanted it and even better.
Christoph Waltz truly deserved his Oscar. Perhaps even Michael Fassbender deserved it. Switching from English to French to German to Italian so flawlessly. Amazing
Landa makes it blatant that he knows they’re full of shit but by continuing to speak Italian he maintains the ruse just enough to force them to go through with the plan. Genius writing
what bothers me from this genius writing tho is that all 3 americans perfectly answer to what Landa says even tho they don't speak a word of it. Happens quite a lot of times but for example 3:32 how could he confidently understand he needs to say it once more
@@francescomancetti8327 Earlier, in the vet clinic, when asked if they spoke any foreign languages, in order to pivot the plan, Aldo said they spoke some Italian. We see what he ment by "some".
@@francescomancetti8327 essendo io italiano posso dirti che a differenza di Landa che ha un’ottima pronuncia e commette un solo errore grammaticale i tre americani non riescono a dire correttamente nemmeno il loro cognome
Have you never been to Europe? I work at a university in Switzerland and most of the European students here usually speak 3 languages (some combination of English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, etc).
@Aaliyah Kruger exactly. I mean, we do that sometimes, but not every time we talk. we use it when we say something like "what the fuck are you saying" or something like that, but it makes sense only if you're speaking italian
Aaliyah Kruger that’s not the stereotype about Germans! Your stereotype is always talking with an angry voice! Shouting even simple things to people like if you were giving orders to disobedient deaf dogs!
On a previous scene, Aldo Reine guarantees he is the best italian speaker of the group and therefore he must lead the situation. I remember the theatre absolutely cracking when he says "buon giorno". Love it.
now, obviously hans landa is a horrible person, but i couldn’t help but admire the character’s fluency in different languages and his ability to be so cunning. the way he already knows the guys absolutely are not italian so he just trolls them. hilarious
any native speaker can do that, it's nothing impressive. the italian and german fascists were also working very closely during this time so again not that impressive. People in a multi ethnic region can speak each other's languages. Nothing. Impressive.
It was never a great idea to pretend to be Italian for the benefit of an Austrian. Austria literally borders Italy and in those days it was probably the most learned foreign language in Austria (after French). It's more surprising earlier in the film when he speaks English - very few Germans at that time spoke English. Hitler didn't speak a word, even though he likely visited England. Although Herman Goring apparently did speak it.
@@illuminati955I speak 3 and I agree with him. Now what? Will you short-circuit? (What he said is a simple concept any monolingual can figure out, but that’s clearly above your mental paygrade anyway lol)
@@vacciniumaugustifolium1420 actually he learned by heart to the perfection the part of the script in Italian. He does not speak it... Very accurate accent though
I’m Italian, and Waltz’s Italian is just impressive. He really cancels his accent and even mimics the Italian one, on the words too, and how he pronounces them. Such a great actor and man.
i dont agree at all, if I were there I would have their same face. you can tell he knows the sounding and memorized the sentence but doesn't really understand what he's saying.
@@andreasottimano non è il conoscere 4 differenti lingue (che poi sono 3, non parla italiano, ma ha dovuto imparare questa linea di dialogo per il film) a renderlo uno dei migliori attori a livello mondiale al momento. Semmai un di più.
I always love that Donny and Aldo bring Omar despite Omar saying he isn't Italian(Although Aldo and Donny say they are part Italian) but Omar is the most convincing "Italian" when saying his name, even Landa congratulates him for not butchering his name. I love writing!
I'm a french/german hybrid and I felt so blessed watching this movie and be able to understand all the scenes that weren't in english without subtitles. Still, the scene with the one language in the movie I don't speak is my absolute favorite, it's just perfect!
Tarantino himself said that if he wouldn’t have found the right Landa he wouldn’t have made the movie. Lucky for us Cristoph waltz is the best for this character. What an actor.
2:04 If you notice, he’s aware that SHES aware that he knows she’s stumped, so he says “I tease rough” and moves on with the conversation so as to not scare her away and be able to get her in the room to try on the shoe soon after this. He’s terrifying
Before GooseSchtopoe Hans was a GradeSchool Teacher in England , inspiration for P.Floyd ; Tell student Oh So A Dog Ate ? your Homework ? I Thought you said you owned a Hamschter named Willie
I love the respect Tarantino has for foreign languages. I don't speak German, Italian, Cantonese or Japanese so I can't confirm those passages, but whenever they speak French it feels like it could have been a French movie.
Funny thing is, Christopher Waltz doesn't speak Italian. He speaks French and German, but for this Italian part he had no idea what he was saying. I mean, he did because of the script, but...
The fact that he already knew that she was a traitor and that the 3 are Americans before this scene starts since he saw her name on the napkin and is just toying with them and even teaching them how to speak proper Italian is hilarious.
I just realised "Dominic Decoco" was the only one who managed to keep a straight face when Hans Landa revealed he was fluent Italian. Dude probably had no idea what's going on.
@@mazennegm33 You wouldn't congratulate an Italian for pronouncing their Italian name correctly in Italian. He knew and wasn't scared to give the Americans a hint that he saw through their guise. Because again, why would anyone congratulate a person for speaking their _mother tongue_ correctly...
I like how Landa is clearly just screwing with them here making them repeat their fake names and the last guy he pats on the shoulder almost saying "even though I know you are all lying you did the best job"
MikeMJPMUNCH I know, Especially when he gets Von hammersmack to say her excuse again and he bursts out laughing. Tarantino is the greatest film writer of all time, the villains he creates are second to none.
yeah the parallel is really great, the one with worst italian turned out to be the most convincing. And the one flaunting his italian turned to having the worst pronounciation.
I love he's like "And where in Paris is this mountain?" and waits for a bit, knowing he just blew their entire story to smithereens and then is like "Oh this is just cruel. Let's have some fun." and becomes a cat playing with a mouse, stretching it out, having the best time with their ineptitude.
Just lazy writing on Tarantino's part to be fair. They knew without a doubt there will be Gestapo at the premier and her injury was bound to raise questions. Anyone with half a brain would at least try and come up with a detailed story to cover it up. However, the Basterds are just a band of dumb psychotic yankee war criminals, so they didn't bother.
Before GooseSchtopoe Hans was a GradeSchool Teacher in England , inspiration for P.Floyd ; Tell student Oh So A Dog Ate ? your Homework I Thought you said you owned a Hamschter named Willie
@@domdom6895 oh man i lost it there . Complimenting him for pronouncing his own name 😂😭. Landa was enjoying playing with them so much . Making it so painfully obvious he could see through them.
He learnt what he had to for the role but doesn't actually speak Italian. But that just underlines how good of an actor he is as he seemingly even fooled actual Italians into believing it. I speak French and Spanish as second and third language. Understanding some Italian comes free with that. Actually speaking it is entirely different though. Even more so as I'm German and we tend to butcher that language upon trying to...
David Lee That’s the fun thing about languages. Only those who learn them as mother languages will ever truly be able to manipulate them so greatly. People learning afterwards don’t have he instinctive understanding necessary to truly butcher the language. It’s lovely
Christoph Waltz really deserved an Oscar on this one he truly does an impressive job not only speaking multiple languages but also staying always on character making us the audience hate him and love him at the same time. And Michel Fassbender does the rest... Put it on a few words: This movie is truly a matter piece in my personal opinion😁👌👌
Waltz is such a great and intelligent actor. When he begins to burst in laughter it was as though he had been actually holding in the chuckles until he broke his grip. Thus making it more believable and his hysterical pop was that much more satisfying. Small details like this in a slew of multiple acts in his role here are what go a long way to building his performance.
netanel mullokandov I’ve literally thought to myself for years “Why the hell wouldn’t you just say you fell down the stairs instead of going with the mountain climbing story? It would make much more sense for an actress who ‘enjoys drinking, smoking, etc.’ instead of mountain climbing.” 😂
@@Couldbedumber True hahahaha but it didn't matter though, Hans already knew what happened in the bar and found her shoe and her signature on the napkin. He just probably wasn't expecting an excuse THAT dumb hahaha.
3:51 is one of my all time fav moments in cinema....the dude just complimented the impersonator for saying his fake name correctly. Irony and humour at its best.
Before GooseSchtopoe Hans was a GradeSchool Teacher in England , inspiration for P.Floyd ; Tell student Oh So A Dog Ate ? your Homework ? I Thought you said you owned a Hamschter named Willie
the whole scene of the cats playing with the mice is brilliantly written. Not only it's clever, it is UBER fun listening Brad Pitt speaking Italian with a Tennessee accent.
What makes this scene even better is knowing that in a way Hans is on their side and wants the war to end as well. I think thats why he had so much fun messing with them, knowing he was never going to ruin everything.
Igor Weber I agreed with this. He actually understood but cannot pronounce it correctly. Dominick Decocco is easy name btw. I think random guy should be able to pronounce it.
@@BarackBananas I actually didn't lol this I just what I got from the clip. The person who wrote this same comment probably just thought the same way I did. Stop accusing without knowing!!
I love how he compliments Decocco because he's the one who actually did a good job pronouncing his name. Landa was just having too much fun trying to school them. Also, although the whole scene was hilarious, that "arrivederci" from Brad Pitt made me lose it in the theater.
Random italian guy here: it was really far from how an italian would pronounce it (the "e" is not heard in the scene and besides the name should be "Domenico") but still better than the disaster of Brad Pitt and the other
@@maicolbellomo5623 what about the italian of Waltz ? its good ? im french and when he does speak french in this movie its very very good , yes he have an accent but its amazing
Before GooseSchtopoe Hans was a GradeSchool Teacher in England , inspiration for P.Floyd ; Tell student Oh So A Dog Ate ? your Homework ? I Thought you said you owned a Hamschter named Willie
Yep. Mocking them in all in such a sly, yet obvious manner. Flaunting his superiority, his power, but not in such a way as to spoil the game, alert the others around them. Landa is easily Tarantino's most fabulous villain, possibly his best character and the most captivating performance in any movie of his.
As an italian, it's astounding how good he is. He even says "pronunzio" instead of "pronuncio" to highlight his knowledge of phonetics, he was making fun of their pathetic attempt from the first moment.
Essendo lui austriaco penso abbia sbagliato a dire la c, infatti con la pronuncia tedesca "pronuncio" suona come "pronunzio", però diamogli il beneficio del dubbio ahah
Dobbiamo mettere anche in conto che il film è ambientato negli anni 40, potrebbe essere stata una forma verbale che oggi è stata sostituita :) ad ogni modo capolavoro sto film
Landa's hysterical laughter, to me, spoke of his disappointment. He knows that she was in Paris the day before, as that was when the pub shootout took place and her autograph was found. He expected her to pull out an extravagant and well thought out excuse, and she disappointed him. XD
@@depuntoapuntoenelmundo2408 I've seen compound fractures result from ankles being twisted. Twisted as in the physical motion, not just a sprain or a tweak.
@@GhostShip94 Yeah. I love the scene, but honestly the mountain climbing thing is dumber than her character should be. There's no reason to come up with such an excuse that is likely to lead to further questions and could easily expose her lack of knowledge about climbing when she could just say she fell in the street or down some stairs.
I love how Landa took control of the whole situation. I love the laugh he gave when Von Hammersmark told him about the cause of her injury, how he teased her, as if showing her how stupid she's to lie to his face. I love how he toyed around with the three men, and how he tapped the camera assistant on his shoulder as if congratulating him for not fucking it up as his two friends did. Waltz is brilliant.
Not enough credit is given to Diane Kruger in this role. Her facial expressions and mannerisms are absolutely spot on as a fish-out-of-water movie star working as a spy. Just the right amount of uncomfortableness and fear in her performance.
This scene is so funny. He knows they're bullshitting, and speaks Italian just for the laugh and fuck them up. The look on their faces is obvious that they knows he can see through their shit HAHA.
@@heyheyheyheyheyhey76 he even compliments one of them on how well they said their own name. He's basically saying "you did a very good job studying on how to pretend to be an Italian."
At 1:40 I think Lada is asking von Hammersmark why she commited treason. The blank face after the question and Hammersmark's "hmm" give me the sense that they both know what's going on, and Hammersmark tries to excuse her behaviour by saying that she'll never do it again. I think the moment Lada begins laughing that hard is the moment she knows he knows and her mannerisms change from big gestures and smiles to more understated ones, so it would make sense for her to try and save her skin. She keeps the farce just for appearance until Lada says he's only joking, which she believes, perhaps attributing her lack in judgement to understandable paranoia. Just for it all to fall apart seconds later again. Maybe all of this is obvious, but I haven't seen anyone talk about it.
very time consuming, a comedy club must be a mosh pit of people keeling over and running away laughing only to fight their way back to their seat and do it all over again.
A Study in Floyd I think Handa burst out laughing because the excuse was so silly that even a dumb person could figure out she is lying. Or maybe he didn't expect her to come up with that story?
Fun facf: Waltz' laughter was not scripted but just happened on accident cause he couldnt hold it in.😂 But the filming wasnt halted and everybody just took it. Tarantino found it so hilarious that he let it slip and put it in the movie. Good thing on Quentin, now we have this legendary moment .
I know this scene is infinitely funny but when I saw this in a theater you literally heard people cringing out loud at the fact that they just gave themselves up that quickly. What a great scene
