Green Book 2018
This research analyzes two films, Green Book (2018) and BlacKKKlansman (2018), to uncover the connections between diverse racial representation off-screen, and the presentation of non-white perspectives on-screen. This study uses CRT to frame the effects of diverse source materials and production teams on the films' narratives.
Green Book 2018
This research uses Critical Race Theory to analyze Green Book (2018) and BlacKKKlansman (2018) to uncover the connections between diverse racial representation off-screen, and the presentation of non-white perspectives on-screen.
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Toggle navigationMenu PodcastThe LetterLatestIssue ArchiveSupport FCStoreFilm of the Week: Green BookByJonathan RomneyonNovember 23, 2018
The W.P. Brown House on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, as seen in a 2018 episode of the USA/SyFy series "The Purge." The home also makes an appearance in the 2018 film "Green Book." (Image via USA Network)
As they head ever-southward, Mortensen and Ali's characters -- named Tony Lip and Dr. Donald Shirley, respectively -- stop off in Hanover, Indiana, for a performance at which Tony has to straighten out a problem involving the piano set up for Doc to play. That scene was also shot in New Orleans, at McAlister Auditorium on the campus of Tulane University -- which, coincidentally, is where Farrelly said his son was attending his freshman year of college at the time of production (see video below), which took place from November 2017 through January 2018.
A 1963 Ford Galaxie, one of several vintage cars to appear in the film "Green Book," on the red carpet outside the Orpheum Theater on opening night of the 2018 New Orleans Film Festival. "Green Book" was the festival's opening-night film. (Photo by Dinah Rogers, NOLA.com The Times-Picayune)
Another brief performance scene takes place at the Capitol Theatre in Macon, Georgia. That one, however, was really filmed at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans -- the same place where the film made its local premiere at the 2018 New Orleans Film Festival.
Mahershala Ali, left, as Dr. Donald Shirley and Viggo Mortensen as Tony Lip in director Peter Farrelly's 2018 drama "Green Book." This scene was shot in the lobby of the Saenger Theatre on Canal Street in New Orleans. (Photo via Universal Pictures)
Sebastian Maniscalco, left, as Johnny Venere and Viggo Mortensen as Tony Lip in director Peter Farrelly's 2018 drama "Green Book." This photo is from a scene shot in downtown Hammond. (Photo via Universal Pictures)
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