happy-go-lucky
The Story:
Poppy Cross (Sally Hawkins) is happy-go-lucky. At 30, she lives in Camden: cheeky, playful, frank while funny, and talkative to strangers. She's a conscientious and exuberant primary-school teacher, flatmates with Zoe (Alexis Zegerman), her long-time friend; she's close to one sister, Suzy (Kate O’Flynn) and not so close to another Helen (Caroline Martin).
After her bike is stolen, Poppy decides to take driving lessons.She and tightly wound instructor Scott (Eddie Marsan) have something of a personality clash as he tries to enforce rigid teaching methods.
Poppy also accompanies colleague Heather (Sylvestra le Touzel) to tango class, where passionate Spanish teacher (Karina Fernandez) puts the group of uptight Brits through their paces to hilarious effect.
Poppy eventually hooks up with Tim (Samuel Roukin), a social worker from the school system who admires her compassionate spirit. This development doesn’t go over well with Scott, leading to the most dramatic confrontation.
Starring:
Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Andrea Riseborough, Sinead Matthews, Kate O'Flynn
Directed By:
Mike Leigh
Release:
2008
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