A look at the play 'Driving Miss Daisy'

with Alfred Uhry, Boyd Gaines, Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones
in Movies, TV & Theater
on Thursday, March 10, 2011 * * * * *

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A look at the play 'Driving Miss Daisy' with playwright Alfred Uhry and actors Vanessa Redgrave, James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines

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    1. JMM  03/13/2011 08:58 PM Report

      Gustav, I read your comments before watching the show and was given the impression that Vanessa might have dominated the conversation. I urge you to listen to the conversation again or read the transcript when it becomes available.

      I heard Vanessa pick out bones from the play and give the flesh or muscle (I'm embellishing on the actors' agreement on the leanness of the material). In one instance, the "bones" were the argument between the lead characters regarding words and education. Vanessa then reminded us about the difficulty and sacrifice that went into obtaining an education - especially by women - back then, and of how many in the US fervently wanted the right to go to school. Today, when education is still hard to obtain, or is taken for granted, rejected, or broken - and because of how much time has passed in which we could have solved those issues - those words do possess more poignancy. There was also Vanessa's insight into Miss Daisy's desire to protect her son, to keep him from throwing away their shared traditions. Vanessa's comments, along with the comment from James about his impression of his character's reaction to Martin Luther King, make me want to see the play or watch the movie again.

    2. acbritto  03/13/2011 04:23 PM Report

      enjoyed this show was so informative as to the true making &emotions behind the scenes of a play and their characters.

    3. Gustav  03/11/2011 06:39 PM Report

      I don't discriminate age. But at least edit out when someone(sry Vanessa) is taking up so much precious time with incoherent nonsense.

      I wanted to hear more from Earl Jones and Gaines.