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Happy-Go-Lucky is a British film of genre Drama directed by Mike Leigh released in USA on 21 november 2008 with Sally Hawkins
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
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Add to a movie listHappy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. The screenplay focuses on a cheerful and 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, lead actress Sally Hawkins and supporting actor Eddie Marsan.
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Thirty years old and single, Pauline "Poppy" Cross shares a London flat with her best friend Zoe, a fellow teacher. Poppy is free-minded, high-spirited and kind-hearted. The film opens with Poppy trying to engage a shop employee in conversation. He ignores her, yet his icy demeanour does not bother her. She maintains her good mood even when she discovers her bicycle has been stolen. Her main concern is not getting a new one or finding the bicycle, but that she did not get a chance to say goodbye to it. This prompts her to decide to learn how to drive.Actors
Sally Hawkins
(Poppy Cross)
Eddie Marsan
(Scott)
Sylvestra Le Touzel
(Heather)
Elliot Cowan
(Bookshop Assistant)
Samuel Roukin
(Tim)
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