Driving Miss Daisy

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Title:

Driving Miss Daisy

ISBN:

9781419892561

Publication Information:

Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Wide screen.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.

Special features: commentary by director Bruce Beresford, writer Alfred Uhry, and producer Lili Fini Zanuck; 3 featurettes: Miss Daisy's journey: from stage to screen, Jessica Tandy: theatre legend to screen star, and 1989 making-of; theatrical trailer; cast/crew film highlights; awards notes.

Subject Term:

Jewish women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Drama.

Older women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Drama.

Chauffeurs -- Drama.

Working class -- Drama.

African American men -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Drama.

Mothers and sons -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Added Author:

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Uhry, Alfred Driving Miss Daisy.

Summary:

Set in Atlanta in the 1950's, a textile factory owner insists on hiring an ever-patient chauffeur for his aging head-strong mother. The Jewish woman and her African American driver eventually build a relationship over many years.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC, REGION 1; DUAL-LAYER FORMAT; WIDESCREEN; DOLBY DIGITAL, DOLBY SURROUND STEREO. (ENGLISH AND FRENCH), DOLBY MONO. (SPANISH).

Language Note:

ENGLISH, FRENCH OR SPANISH DIALOGUE WITH OPTIONAL ENGLISH, FRENCH OR SPANISH SUBTITLES; CLOSED-CAPTIONED IN ENGLISH.

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An Atlanta widow and her chauffeur reflect the changing times, from 1948 to 1973. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Oscars for best picture, actress Tandy.

Summary

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy affectionately covers the 25-year relationship between a wealthy, strong-willed Southern matron (Jessica Tandy) and her equally indomitable Black chauffeur, Hoke (Morgan Freeman). Both employer and employee are outsiders, Hoke because of the color of his skin, Miss Daisy because she is Jewish in a WASP-dominated society. At the same time, Hoke cannot fathom Miss Daisy's cloistered inability to grasp the social changes that are sweeping the South in the 1960s. Nor can Miss Daisy understand why Hoke's "people" are so indignant. It is only when Hoke is retired and Miss Daisy is confined to a home for the elderly that the two fully realize that they've been friends and kindred spirits all along. The supporting cast includes Esther Rolle as Miss Daisy's housekeeper and Dan Aykroyd as Miss Daisy's son, Boolie (reportedly, playwright Uhry based the character upon himself). Driving Miss Daisy won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Tandy), Best Screenplay (Uhry), and Best Makeup (Manlio Rochetti). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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