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Actor Mélanie Laurent’s performance in director Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 war film,Inglourious Basterds, was indeed a treat to watch. However, convincing Tarantino to hire her was a tough job for Laurent. In a past interview, the actress revealed that she had to convince Tarantino that she was not famous, making her fit for the role.
Laurent’s character in the film, Shosanna Dreyfus, was supposed to be an assassin who had a list of Nazis she would cross off as she killed, however, Tarantino decided to tweak the character, making her the French Jewish cinema owner. Tarantino believed that this character had a lot of potential so many attributes of this character were then applied to The Bride from Tarantino’sKill Bill.
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Mélanie Laurent had to convince Quentin Tarantino that she was not famous so he hired her
As perAll The Right Movies, directorQuentin Tarantinomet actressMélanie Laurentthree times before hiring her for the role of Shosanna Dreyfus in his 2009 war film,Inglourious Basterds. The director was unsure because he wanted someone who was not famous. However, Laurent wasn’t ready to give up as she tried to convince Tarantino that she was indeed her woman. The director reportedly said, “There’s just something I don’t like… you’re famous, and I’m wanting to discover somebody.” Laurent then replied, “No, no, no. … I’m not famous.”
After this conversation, the actress was offered the role of Shosanna Dreyfus, a 23-year-old French Jewish cinema owner whose family was executed by Landa when she was 18 years old. Upon release, Laurent’s performance was praised by fans all over the world.
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Mélanie Laurent’s character was changed
Initially, Laurent’s character was supposed to be an assassin who had a list of Nazis she would cross off as she killed, whom Tarantino described as a Jewish Joan of Arc. However, the director decided to change the character, making Shosanna Dreyfus a cinema owner. To prepare for the role, Laurent reportedly worked as a projectionist for a few weeks at Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema and even screenedReservoir Dogs.
Tarantino was not ready to let go of the original Shosanna Dreyfus, so he decided to implement this idea on another character: The Bride fromKill Billfranchise. In the franchise, Uma Thurman plays the Bride who is a former member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad.
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
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