'Birds of Prey' is 'Pulp Fiction' Meets 'Rashomon' With an Unreliable Narrator, Says Director Cathy Yan [Set Visit]

Warner Bros. and DC’s upcoming Birds of Prey is an ensemble piece with Margot Robbie‘s Harley Quinn serving as the center of attention. But it’s important to remember that Harley is a little deranged, and since this movie is being told from her perspective, it’s probably not wise to take everything you see as the gospel truth.

During a visit to the set of Birds of Prey, /Film’s Peter Sciretta and a group of other journalists spoke with director Cathy Yan and producer Sue Kroll about Harley as an unreliable narrator, the narrative and aesthetic influences on the movie, and more.

In their discussion with Yan, the group confirmed that Harley Quinn is the narrator of the movie, and found out that movies like Akira Kurosawa’s classic Rashomon and Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction – films that also touch on unreliable narrators – influenced this project. “[She] is the narrator and she’s definitely unreliable,” Yan said. “Which is part of the fun of the film.”

Yan also explained that films with unusual structures and shifting tones were key influences, citing Pulp Fiction and Rashomon:

In a separate discussion with Sue Kroll, the producer hinted that Harley’s twisted perspective will be a source of fun for the film and “where the spirit of the movie comes from”:

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn hits theaters on February 7, 2020.

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