This edition ofThe ShotexaminesSilver Linings Playbook’s big gamble.
The prefs forDavid O. Russells acclaimed films range from the deserts of Iraq to the stages of QVC.
No one else understands why they won when they seem to have lost.

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I love that your personal victory is one only you understand.
And I love the ridiculousness of winning with a five."
Russell instructed his stars to embrace the shame as their low scores are handed out.
“And then you do the math and you realize, ‘Oh no, we won.’
I told them not to hold back at all when they celebrated.”
[Laughs]
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