"When it comes to World War II movies, Germans are used to cringing. That is their constant state of being. They are used to watching these movies through the eyes of guilt, and that's always how it is. Well, there becomes this moment in the film where the laughs start, and then they keep going and they keep going — all of a sudden, you actually have a German audience thinking to themselves, 'Wait a minute, I'm watching a World War II movie that I am allowed to enjoy. I'm actually allowed to laugh at this. I'm actually allowed to enjoy this movie. I'm actually not looking through the eyes of guilt. I'm actually into this story.' And it ended up being a very liberating thing for the theater."

-"Inglourious Basterds" director Quentin Tarantino on watching his new film with a German audience. The movie, which opens Friday, follows a soldier named Aldo Raine (played by Brad Pitt) who leads a team of rogues on a quest to bring down the Third Reich. Though he is a history buff, Tarantino allowed himself to play fast and loose with history. "It takes place during World War II," Tarantino told MTV News. "But it's not really about World War II."

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