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Lesbian Subtext

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Happy-Go-Lucky

Country: UK, Language: English, 118 mins

Lesbian Subtext | Comedy | Drama | 2008
  • Director: Mike Leigh
  • Writer: Mike Leigh
  • Producer: Simon Channing Williams; James Clayton

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Poppy has got to be the most annoying character in the history of cinema.

The driving instructor has got to be the most ill-conceived character ever to disgrace the screen.

The accents are horrendous - to envisage children being taught by these incompetent buffoons would bring tears to the eyes of despairing parents in next to no time.

As a film...there is nothing to it...just a plot-less amalgamation of hideous vignettes and characters.

Mr Leigh - you know you can do much better than this.

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The(ir) Blurb...

Poppy Cross 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, her long-time friend; she's close to one sister, and not so close to another. In this slice of life story, we watch her take driving lessons from Scott, a dour and tightly-wound instructor, take classes in flamenco dance from a fiery Spaniard, encounter a tramp in the night, and sort out a student's aggressive behavior with a social worker's help. Along the way, we wonder if her open attitude puts her at risk of misunderstanding or worse. What is the root of happiness?

Cast & Characters

Sally Hawkins as Poppy;
Elliot Cowan as Bookshop Assistant;
Alexis Zegerman as Zoe;
Andrea Riseborough as Dawn;
Sinead Matthews as Alice;
Kate O'Flynn as Suzy;
Sarah Niles as Tash;
Eddie Marsan as Scott;
Joseph Kloska as Suzy's Boyfriend;
Sylvestra Le Touzel as Heather

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045670