The Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill director said he was inspired by “slasher films” but “wanted to do something a little bit different”.
He said of the female characters: "Everyone asks ‘is this a revenge film, empowering women?’ But exploitation movies from all over the world have dealt with female heroes in a way that Hollywood never did."
Tarantino said of being at the world-famous film festival: “To me it’s always been Mount Olympus. To be a favourite son of Cannes is an honour, it’s where the gods go, where the greatest films ever get their first screenings”, adding that winning the Palme d’Or was the “proudest moment of my career”.
Russell said he was “disappointed” that the audience “won’t get the Grindhouse experience”, adding: “That’s what it’s about for me. There won’t be anything there like this for the next five years.”
