An elderly woman crashes her 1948 Packard into her neighbour's fence. She is unhurt, but her son insists that for her own safety she must not drive again. A chauffeur is employed,... more...a canny black widower in his 60s...
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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.
Miss Daisy 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 Miss Daisy 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 film maybe not appreciated by the younger film enthusiast but a classic. It is not surprising it won an academy award for Best picture and Best actress was picked up by Jessica Tandy.
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