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Synopsis
Sally Hawkins and Eddie Marsan star in director Mike Leigh's lighthearted comedy 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, after her bike is stolen, 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 tango 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, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Dennis Schnegg Art Director
Patrick Rolfe Art Director
Nina Gold Casting
Dick Pope Cinematographer
Georgina Lowe Co-producer
Gary Yershon Composer (Music Score)
David Crossman Costume Designer
Jacqueline Durran Costume Designer
Mike Leigh Director
Jim Clark Editor
David Garrett Executive Producer
Duncan Reid Executive Producer
Gail Egan Executive Producer
James Clayton Executive Producer
Tessa Ross Executive Producer
Josh Robertson First Assistant Director
Christine Blundell Hair Styles
Christine Blundell Makeup
Simon Channing-Williams Producer
Mark Tildesley Production Designer
Mike Leigh Screenwriter
Nigel Stone Sound/Sound Designer
Tim Fraser Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2008
Runtime: 118
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
for language
Category: Feature


Sound
Dolby Digital
DTS

Produced by
Film 4
Ingenious Films
Momentum Picture
Momentum Pictures
Summit Entertainment
Thin Man
Thin Man Films
U.K. Film Council
UK Film Council

Release
October 17, 2008 (USA - Limited)
by Miramax Films
Summit Entertainment

Awards
2008 - Film Presented - Berlin International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - New York Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival
2008 - Best Picture - Comedy or Musical - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
2008 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Online
2008 - Best British Film - London Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics
2008 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
2008 - Best Picture - Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat