Imagine a Guide du Routard for blacks, showing them motels, restaurants, and bars they can drop by without risk. Understand that others are reserved for white people. This was the Green Book, which gave its name to Peter Farrelly’s first movie without his brother Bobby, in which he did a lot of reactionary comedy in the ’90s (Mary at all costs). ” For a long time I was asked if I wanted to do a drama. And my answer is always: “When it comes!” It was a true story that had its roots in his home country, and he decided to take it upon himself: In 1962, Brooklyn Italian-American bouncer Tony Lip met racist and famous black pianist Donald Shirley. . The latter hires the former as a driver to take him on a tour of the discriminatory South. Throughout their journey, where each day has suffered their share of humiliations, the two men will form a deep friendship.
“When my friend Brian Curry told me about the script, Farrelly explains: ‘Damn, this is gold! This is phenomenal!’ I loved this story so much that we wrote the adaptation together.“On screen, this adventure has a lot more to offer: Peter Farrelly honeysuckers, flavored with a good dose of humor, the inversion of domination, and Tony, proletarian, over-eater, straight-talking, politely ignorant, and Don, virtuoso cultured and supremely refined. “This man sits on a throne, dressed in a robe, looking like a Zulu lord.” Tony tells his wife. Later, on their way to the Midwest, Don will teach this clumsy how to write gorgeous love letters to his wife. This anti-racist defense draws its strength from the moments when two men tame each other and break their prejudices.
20 kg more for Viggo
As Tony Lip, it was Viggo Mortensen or nobody. The movie wouldn’t have been possible without him and his notoriety. “Viggo read and liked the script, he remembers Farrelly but couldn’t see himself doing it. He needed to be persuaded. I told him if he’d played a Russian in Cronenberg (editor’s note in The Promises of shadow), he could play an Italian.” Mortensen confirms: “Such a compositional role was a first for me and a real challenge, because the topics covered can be serious, lines and situations should usually be funny. I was afraid of falling into caricature.” No fear ! With 20kg of excess weight under the tight shirts and an Italian accent to cut with a knife, the actor adds a certain nobility to his character. Opposite him, Mahershala Ali (a second figurine with Moonlight, Oscar in 2017… and Green Book) is the empire in Don Shirley’s costume. A look, an attitude, and everything is said: Racism dissolves in friendship.
Green Book: On the Southern roads: France 3 on Monday, July 10 at 21:10
Isabelle Magnier
Source: Programme Television
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