(1963-) US film director and screenwriter whose films are characterized by a fragmented structure and often explicit violence. His first feature, Reservoir Dogs 1992, deals with the aftermath of an unsuccessful jewel heist. His second, Pulp Fiction 1994, is more humorous and intertwines several storylines; it won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Tarantino also wrote the screenplay of True Romance 1993, and the screen story of Natural Born Killers 1994, though he disowned Oliver Stone’s completed film.