True story!
I had a long time barber client who had never seen ANY movies. He was the child of theatrical parents and grew up 'in the wings' off stage. ( He was 68 years old.)
One day, while getting his haircut, he said he had a dilemma and needed my advice.
Seems his grandchildren had given him Netflix for Father's Day and he hadn't a clue how to begin to choose anything.... could I secretly help with a list to start him off?
It was a great and joyful exercise for me, to really think about how to best introduce him to film! Each time he came in, he'd take a short list, then give his critique the next time I saw him. We did this for months and I had as much fun as he did, as I began to look at film from many different perspectives.
Eventually, he graduated from novice to expert and began to bring small lists for ME to try!
I LOVED that!
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