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and discuss after the film, around the family dinner table or
while you're out for a ride. Reading them before the film will
help focus your viewing.
What scene in your childhood
would you like to replay and why?
Was there a time in your childhood
when you needed to stand up and fight and didn't?
What does the design of Russ's
house tell us about Russ's character?
Why doesn't Russ speak to his
father? When is it right to cut a parent out of one's life?
Is childhood an idyllic time
or a painful time as presented in the movie?
Why does Russ's girlfriend
stay with him, given his personality?
How is the world of work presented?
How is Russ as a boss? Have
you had a similar boss?
How is Russ's job a metaphor
for our times?
What does it mean to be a
loser in the movie? How would you define a "loser'?
Please
share your thoughts with us that were triggered by these questions
at our Film
Board.
Sherri Lederman Mandell is a writer,
mother and former hat model.
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