Dr. Shirley
Where does Dr. Shirley live?
Answer very precisely.
above Carnegie Hall, in Manhattan, NYC.
What is Tony's last name?
Vallelonga
What does the title "Green Book" refer to?
It refers to a travel guide printed by and for African Americans during the era of segregation in the USA, listing hotels and restaurants where they could safely stop.
What color was the car Tony and Dr. Shirley drove?
Tirquose blue
Where is Tony's family from?
Italy
What kind of food has Don Shirley never eaten before and eats for the first time with Tony?
fried chicken
Why does Tony turn down the job during the job interview?
He does not want to be someone's butler / valet.
When and where does the movie start?
1962, in New York
When did Tony and Dr. Shirley come home?
On Christmas Eve
What is Tony's wife's name?
Dolores
Name two other languages Don Shirley master.
Russian and Italian
why does Tony need a job?
Because the Copacabana is closed for repairs for 2 month.
How long is the trip?
It lasts 8 weeks.
In one of his letters addressed to his wife, Tony misspells a word: what is this word?
dear that he writes: deer
Why did all the men come to Tony's house?
Because there were black repairmen at the house
What is Dr. Shirley's favourite piano?
Steinway
What is the first thing Tony is supposed to do at every city? Name two elements.
1-Check the piano and make sure it is a Steinway, and
2- provide Don Shirley with a bottle of whiskey that must be in his bedroom every night.
Where does the Chrismas concert take place?
Birmingham, Alabama
What does Dr. Shirley tell Tony's wife Dolores?
That he will pay Tony what he asked ($125 per week) & he will go away for 2 months
On the road, the car breaks down and Tony and Don Shirley have to stop. Don Shirley then gets out of the car and notices that only Black people are working in the fields. He goes back into the car and hides himself inside. Why, in your opinion? Develop your answer.
Seeing only Black people working in the fields reminds him of slavery, segregation, and racial inequality. Even though he is a famous and educated musician, he realizes that society still sees him as a Black man first, and this makes him feel unsafe and humiliated.
At the end of the movie, when Tony and Don Shirley share a hotel room together, Tony gives some advice to Don Shirley; what is it and why? Be precise.
Tony advises Don Shirley to reach out to his brother, whom he has not been in contact with for a long time.
Where did Dr. Shirley play his final concert?
Orange Bird
How many where sitting at the table Christmas Eve?