Question 1

What is the central conflict in The Lifeguard?

Accepted Answer

A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to her childhood home in Connecticut, where she works as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.

Question 2

Which major film festivals screened The Lifeguard?

Accepted Answer

The film was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival (2013), Edinburgh International Film Festival (2012), Stockholm International Film Festival (2013), and Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival (2012).

Question 3

How did Kristen Bell prepare for her intimate scenes with her teenage co-star?

Accepted Answer

Kristen Bell told co-star David Lambert to make their sex scenes 'graphic and real,' even putting his hands on her chest before filming to ensure authenticity, though she refused to show nudity onscreen.

Question 4

What connection does The Lifeguard have to a 1976 film?

Accepted Answer

In many respects, The Lifeguard is a gender-reversal remake of the 1976 movie 'Lifeguard.'

Question 5

What is the significance of the New York address shown in the film?

Accepted Answer

Leigh receives a postcard addressed to '433 E. 31st St' in New York City, but that address no longer exists—the neighborhood was cleared in 1945-6 for the New York University Medical Center.

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