Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
- Starring:
- Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mike Leigh
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Happy-Go-Lucky
Sally Hawkins and Eddie Marsan star in director Mike Leigh's seriocomedy concerning an eternally optimistic teacher living and working in North London. Thirty-year-old teacher Poppy (Hawkins) always has a smile on her face, and does her best to brighten the days of those around her by making small talk and cracking jokes. For the past ten years, Poppy has lived with her best friend, Zoe (Alexis Zegerman), a fellow teacher whose wry outlook on life serves as the perfect counterbalance to Poppy's effervescent charm. One day, Poppy decides that it's time to take driving lessons and enrolls in the Axle School of Motoring. Almost instantly, Poppy and her stressed-out instructor, Scott (Eddie Marsan), clash. Still, it seems that there's more to this relationship than surface appearances would suggest. After accompanying her colleague Heather (Sylvestra Le Touzel) to a dance class taught by a particularly passionate instructor (Karina Fernandaz), Poppy connects with kindly school social worker Tim (Samuel Roukin). Of course, Tim can't help but fall for a woman of such boundless compassion, but how will Poppy's increasingly jealous driving instructor react to the news of her most recent romance? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast of Happy-Go-Lucky
- Sally Hawkins - Poppy
- Alexis Zegerman - Zoe
- Kate O'Flynn - Suzy
- Sylvestra Le Touzel - Heather
- Andrea Riseborough - Dawn
- Caroline Martin - Helen
- Stanley Townsend
- Eddie Marsan - Scott
- Sinead Matthews - Alice
- Sarah Niles - Tash
- Samuel Roukin - Tim
- Oliver Maltman - Jamie
- Karina Fernandez - Flamenco Instructor
- Director(s):
- Mike Leigh
- Writer(s):
- Mike Leigh
- Producer(s):
- Simon Channing-Williams
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Profanity)
- 2008 - Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Best Actress
- 2008 - Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Best Breakthrough Performance
- 2008 - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
- 2008 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2008 - London Film Critics Association - Best Supporting British Actor
- 2008 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
- 2008 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actress
- 2008 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director
- 2008 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor
- 2008 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Screenplay
- 2008 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
- 2008 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director
- 2008 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
- 2008 - New York Film Critics Online - Best Breakthrough Performance
- 2008 - New York Film Critics Online - Best Actress
- 2008 - San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
- 2008 - Women Film Critics Circle - Best Comedic Actress
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