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Thirty-year-old teacher Poppy always has a smile on her face and does her best to brighten the day of those around her. In this slice of her life's 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. But her open-minded, positive attitude puts her at physical and emotional risk.
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Cast:
Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight -
Original Title:
Happy-Go-Lucky -
Country:
United Kingdom -
Year:
2008 - 118' Subtitles: Portuguese
Director
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh, born in 1957, UK, is one of the Britain's most renowned filmmakers. He began his career as a stage director and playwright. His work focuses on ordinary people, their struggles and determination. Leigh's work has been awarded by some of the most prestigious festivals on the international circuit, including the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for his first feature, Bleak Moments, in 1971, the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996 for Secrets & Lies, and the Golden Lion for Vera Drake at the Venice Film Festival in 2004, where this year his latest feature, Peterloo, premiered in the Official Competition.
