![]() ![]() They embark with plans to return to New York on Christmas Eve. Don hires Tony on the strength of his references and with the okay of his wife, Dolores. He is invited to an interview with Doctor Don Shirley, an eccentric African Americanpianist who is looking for a driver for his eight-week concert tour through the Midwest and Deep South. New York CitybouncerFrank 'Tony Lip' Vallelonga is searching for new employment while the Copacabana nightclub, where he works, is closed for renovations. Ali also won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA awards for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, the National Board of Review award for the best film of 2018, and was chosen as one of the top 10 films of the year by the American Film Institute. Green Book received numerous accolades and nominations, and at the 91st Academy Awards won Oscars for the Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and for Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali). ![]() The film received positive reviews from critics, with Mortensen and Ali's performances being lauded, although it drew some criticism for its depiction of both race and Shirley. It was then theatrically released in the United States on November 16, 2018, by Universal Pictures, and grossed $321 million worldwide. Green Book had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2018, where it won the People's Choice Award. The film is named after The Negro Motorist Green Book, a mid-20th century guidebook for African-American travelers written by Victor Hugo Green. ![]() The film was written by Farrelly, Brian Hayes Currie and Vallelonga's son, Nick Vallelonga, based on interviews with his father and Shirley, as well as letters his father wrote to his mother. ![]() Set in 1962, the film is inspired by the true story of a tour of the Deep South by African American classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Italian AmericanbouncerFrank 'Tony Lip' Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard. Green Book is a 2018 American biographicalcomedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly. ![]()
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