Well known for his sober, bleak works (think Vera Drake and Naked), master and veteran English director Mike Leigh cranks...
Well known for his sober, bleak works (think Vera Drake and Naked), master and veteran English director Mike Leigh cranks up the positive with Happy-Go-Lucky; a tale spun from the creative, caring and cheerful life of Poppy (Sally Hawkins, last seen briefly in The Painted Veil).
A thirty-something primary school teacher, single and living with her best friends in London, Poppy is a glass three quarters full kind of gal – loves the children she teaches, likes a dance, cares for her younger sister, takes flamenco and trampoline lessons. You know the type. The film – an observational comedy – follows Poppy as her optimism is tested by life, by an awkward romance with a work mate, and most hilariously by a friendship with her driving tutor Scott (Eddie Marsden). Scott is Poppy’s opposite – an angry, fiery fusspot who treats her lessons very seriously.
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- Award winner
- Best Actress (Comedy) for Sally Hawkins - Golden Globes 2009. Best Actress for Hawkins - Berlin Film Festival 2008.
- Runtime
- 118
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- UK