Brown Motion

White guy drives black man around. Does so in the 1950s segregated America. Does lot of the driving in the deep south which is the epicenter of white supremacy over black folk. An uneducated Italian discovers the wonders of the unique life of an educated African American artist and graduates from being a driver or employee to a close friend by the end of the movie. All of the above are part of the fact set of the film Green Book.  The protagonist is Dr. Don Shirley, an African American pianist who decides to travel in the deep divided American south to perform piano recitals at venues that have been pre-selected. While he understands the rigor of this assignment he chooses to have a driver accompany him to help not just with the driving but with keeping him out of trouble along the way.  The driver, Tony Lip, is played by Viggo Mortensen, who among the Hollywood set is not well known but has done some key roles now and again.  The role of Shirley is played by t...