Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. The screenplay focuses on an irrepressibly cheerful and infinitely optimistic primary school teacher and her relationships with those around her. The film was well-received by critics and resulted in a number of awards for Leigh and lead actress Sally Hawkins.
Thirty years old and single, Pauline "Poppy" Cross shares a London flat with her best friend Zoe, a fe...
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Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. The screenplay focuses on an irrepressibly cheerful and infinitely optimistic primary school teacher and her relationships with those around her. The film was well-received by critics and resulted in a number of awards for Leigh and lead actress Sally Hawkins.
Thirty years old and single, Pauline "Poppy" Cross shares a London flat with her best friend Zoe, a fellow teacher. When her bicycle is stolen, Poppy decides to take driving lessons for the first time in her life. Her driving instructor, Scott, is emotionally repressed, with anger problems and given to conspiracy theories, racism and misogyny. Scott is angered by Poppy's sunny personality and what he perceives as her lack of responsibility and concern for driving safety.
Poppy is devoted to her students, but her life isn't dominated by her vocation. She takes flamenco lessons with another teacher and a trampoline class (which leads to back...
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