Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy... more
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Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn, the film opens in late-1940s Atlanta. Since Miss Daisy is becoming a menace behind the wheel, her son, Boolie (Dan Aykroyd), ignores her protests and hires Hoke, a black chauffeur. When the feisty matron decides to resist necessity and walk to the store, the equally stubborn chauffeur follows her in her car. As he says to Boolie, 'I used to rassle hogs down to the ground... ain't nary a hog got away from me yet'. But Hoke's methods are gentleness and patience, and as the years elapse in his ongoing tug-of-war with the temperamental Daisy, she begins to tacitly acknowledge his wisdom. When she expresses annoyance over the demands of the nascent civil rights movement, Hoke points out to the Jewish woman the similarity between the attack on her synagogue and Klan attacks on black churches. But it is only after many years together that they can finally admit to the depth of the friendship they have shared. The two stars give unforgettable performances, and Beresford's direction is a model of restraint.
Award information
OSCAR: Best Actress In A Leading Role 1990 (Jessica Tandy)
OSCAR: Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1990 (Alfred Uhry)
Advantages: Great movie with some superb acting performances. Disadvantages: Maybe a little slow for a younger audience
...DrivingMissDaisy, directed by Bruce Beresford, details the subtleties of southern life. Adapted from Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, the movie tells the story of MissDaisy and her chauffer, Hoke. It is a sentimental journey through the years as we watch a reluctant friendship build between a wealthy lady and her chauffer.
The Plot
MissDaisy is becoming a danger on the highways as she manages to write-off her car in her own driveway. Despite her stubbornness and typical wealthy Jewish woman’s willfulness she eventually allows Hoke to be her chauffer. As the movie progresses in its quiet and sometimes funny way we see a reluctant friendship develop as the two realize they have much in common. Hoke, with his gentleness and patience begins to win the war against the temperamental MissDaisy.
As MissDaisy...
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Advantages: Gritty and hard hitting Disadvantages: You have to concentrate and stick with it
...They say that patience is a virtue and after watching this film I have to agree. Ten minutes in and I was ready to switch off but boy am I glad that I stayed with it.
This DVD had sat in a corner of my living room for a number of months along with a few other films that I had purchased and never watched. For some reason I had always assumed that it was a film about drugs, maybe that was because of the title, to me 21 grams sounded like a drug reference, or maybe it was because of the trailer which showed drug taking and some washed out wasted characters. Even ten minutes in I still thought this was the case however this was because it reminded me of the film Traffic which centered on the drugs industry and the impact that it had on a disparate group of people.
This is also quite a difficult film to review because of the way...
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...Daisy played by Jessica Tandy is a very strait-laced former school teacher who lives in post-war Georgia . Her son (Dan Ackroyd) hires a black chauffeur Hoke (Morgan Freeman) to drive his mother, a widow around. The film follows the 20 year relationship between the pair in the early 1960’s and is an insight into the racial barriers that existed at that time. It is a very moving and sometimes very funny film.
MissDaisy decides to teach Hoke to read and he repays her with such devotion to duty that comes with “love” and the greatest of respect. It is a “partnership” that spanned two decades and we watch them grow old together, even when MissDaisy is institutionalised Hoke still visits.
There are powerful performances in this film by Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman in particular. It is a very moving...
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