Driving Miss Daisy (G) PRESENTED IN 35MM FILM

Driving Miss Daisy (G, 1989) Presented in 35mm Film by The Revival House Perth

In 1948 Atlanta, elderly Jewish widow Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy) fires her chauffeur after he totals her car. Her son Boolie (Dan Aykroyd) hires Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman), an African-American man willing to work for modest wages during the Jim Crow era. Daisy initially treats Hoke with the condescension of a white Southern woman accustomed to racial hierarchy, but over decades of driving her to social events, temples, and appointments, an unlikely friendship develops. As the Civil Rights movement transforms America and both Hoke and Daisy age, their relationship deepens through shared experience, mutual respect, and genuine affection that transcends the racial boundaries society has tried to maintain. What begins as employer-employee transaction becomes one of cinema's most touching portrayals of human connection forged through time, proximity, and the gradual recognition of our common humanity.

Director Bruce Beresohn adapts Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play into an intimate character study that eschews grand gestures for quiet emotional authenticity. Jessica Tandy, in an Oscar-winning performance, makes Daisy's evolution from prejudiced matriarch to woman capable of genuine love feel earned rather than sudden, while Morgan Freeman brings dignity and warmth to Hoke, a man who maintains his grace despite systematic degradation. The film's 50-year time span is rendered through costume, hairstyle, and cultural detail, with the changing American landscape serving as backdrop to the personal relationship at the film's heart. Hans Zimmer's gentle score underscores the emotional journey without overwhelming it. The film celebrates quiet heroism—not grand gestures but the daily choice to see another person's humanity despite societal pressure to dehumanize them.

Original format and audio experience of this film faithfully reproduced by The Revival House. Presented in 35mm film unless noted otherwise.

When: Saturday, August 15th at 2:00PM
Where: The Revival House at the Como Theatre
Rating: G (The content is very mild in impact)