National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Pulp Fiction was released by Miramax Films in October 1994 and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Its interlocking narratives, sharp dialogue, and nonlinear structure made it a defining work of American independent cinema, earning the Palme d'Or at Cannes and reshaping what mainstream audiences expected from genre filmmaking.

This cell, titled Captain Koons, presents three frames from the memorable monologue sequence, each capturing the character in an interior setting and facing the camera directly. The slight variations in framing across the trio reflect the natural continuity of a sustained close performance. Together they document one of the film's most quietly intense scenes in a compact and coherent strip.