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Happy-Go-Lucky

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mike Leigh
Produced by Simon Channing-Williams
Written by Mike Leigh
Starring Sally Hawkins
Eddie Marsan
Alexis Zegerman
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Samuel Roukin
Music by Gary Yershon
Cinematography Dick Pope
Editing by Jim Clark
Distributed by Miramax Films (US)
Alliance Films (Canada)
Release date(s) 18 April 2008 (UK)
10 October 2008 (US)
Running time 118 min
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 film by Mike Leigh, shot in 2007 and released on 18 April 2008. It is a contemporary comedy, set in north London and starring Sally Hawkins.

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Plot

Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is a life-loving, irrepressibly cheerful, Pollyanna-type primary school teacher who is thirty years old, single, and infinitely optimistic and accepting. She lives with her best friend and flatmate Zoe (Alexis Zegerman) in London. She is tested by a repressed driving instructor with anger problems (Eddie Marsan), and tests him in turn. She has exciting flamenco lessons, an encounter with a homeless man, a row with her best friend, and a love affair with the social worker guiding one of her students.

Critical reception

Happy-Go-Lucky received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. As of 18 October 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 95% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 76 reviews, giving the film a "Certified Fresh" rating, with the consensus that the film is "a light-hearted comedy with moments that bite, and features a brilliant star turn by Sally Hawkins.."1 Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 82 out of 100.

Premieres and awards

Competing at the Berlinale in 2008, it won Sally Hawkins the Silver Bear for best actress. The premiere for the film was held in Camden Town where the film is set on April 14, 2008. In the United States, the film premiered in the New York Film Festival on 27 September 2008 and opened nationally on October 10, 2008.

Locations used in the film include Camden Market, Regent’s Park boating lake2 and Southend on Sea.

Festivals

The film was featured in:

  • the 2008 New York Film Festival.
  • the 2008 Mill Valley (CA) Film Festival.
  • the 2008 Jakarta International Film Festival.

Cast

References

  1. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009538-happy-go-lucky/
  2. ^ Mike Leigh's London locations

External links

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