What you need to know about the movie "The Green Book" - the winner of the award "Oscar-2019"

At the last award ceremony "Oscar" biographical drama directed by Peter Farrelly received three statuettes, including "Best Film", "Best Original Screenplay" and "Best Actor".

The film tells about the journey the black pianist Don Shirley on the US tour in the south in the early sixties. As in many cities still flourished in full racial segregation, he hired a bouncer Tony Vallelongu nicknamed Chatterbox as a driver and a security guard. Initially, the main characters could not find a common language, but by the end of the trip became real friends.

This is a true story

The story is based on real history tour of the famous musician Don Shirley and his driver Tony. The basis of the script wrote Nick Vallelonga - the son of one of the heroes. Although later released relatives Shirley Family Of Black Man, Don Shirley, Portrayed In "The Green Book" Blasts Movie And Its "Lies" the statement that a large part of the story - a lie. Especially those aspects that are associated with friendship Shirley and Tony and Don relationship with his family.

"Green Book", which gave its name to the film, too, is real - from the thirties to the mid-sixties US really went reference The Negro Travelers' Green Book, compiled by the employee-mail Hugo Green. The fact is that because of the segregation of blacks travelers had to carefully choose a place to stay overnight or eat. Most hotels and cafes were closed to them.

Writers have combined the historical context, the real heroes and fiction. The result is a light and an interesting story that will appeal even to those who are not familiar with any previous US nor the music of Don Shirley.

This is a serious comedy film from director

Peter Farrelly, like his brother, Bobby, is mostly known for turretless comedies. Together they removed the "Dumb and Dumber," "Me, Myself & Irene"," Movie 43 "and other similar films. The "Green Book", of course, too short funny situations. Many of them are built on the difference in the characters of the main characters: a discreet black intellectual and talkative Italian working class are forced to spend much time together in the same car.

But this time, the Farrelly did not turn the action into a grotesque farce. This is a great road movie where the plot in the center of Friendship and background talking serious topic of racism.

It's an amazing transformation actors

Of course, Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali is not very similar to the real chatterbox Shirley and Tony. But the authors have relied not on the visual line, and talent artists. And did the right thing. Dane Mortensen played a surprisingly lively Italian Vallelongu, gaining weight for the role. As it is not know the beloved Aragorn from "The Lord of the Rings."

Ali Mahershala well above its historical prototype, but when he plays the piano is hard to imagine that in fact soundtrack recorded by a professional pianist. It seems that the actor really all played by himself.

Viggo Mortensen "Oscar" is not got but because of too strong competitors - award took Rami Malek, reincarnated as Freddie Mercury on the set of "Bohemian Rhapsody." But Ali has deservedly received a new award.

This is the best film of the year

Of course, one can argue about such a title. Among the contenders for the main category of "Oscar" was a lot of decent work: "Roma" stunning visionary Alfonso Cuaron, the next reincarnation of Christian Bale in the film "Power", ironic historical "sultana" and others.

But the "green book" is still more than others worthy of this award. The film raises serious topics related to history. The authors do not fall into moralizing and just talk about the friendship of two different people. Here, a great soundtrack of Don Shirley songs and starring great actors.