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Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

R | | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 19 June 2008 (Israel)
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A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Poppy
... Bookshop Assistant
... Zoe
... Dawn
... Alice (as Sinéad Matthews)
... Suzy
... Tash
... Scott
Joseph Kloska ... Suzy's Boyfriend
... Heather
Anna Reynolds ... Receptionist
... Ezra
... Patient
... Flamenco Teacher
... Flamenco Student
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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? Written by <[email protected]>

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The one movie this fall that will put a smile on your face.

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for language | See all certifications »

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MK2 [France] | Momentum Pictures [UK] |  »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£385,190 (United Kingdom), 20 April 2008, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$73,867, 12 October 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,494,485, 18 January 2009
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Trivia

Sally Hawkins and Alexis Zegerman became good friends during filming. Hawkins invited Zegerman along to the 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, on the eve when she eventually won for her performance in this film. See more »

Goofs

In the scene after Poppy has aborted her lessons for good with Scott, she walks past the same row of shops twice. See more »

Quotes

Title Card: [first lines]
Poppy: [pulls out book from shelf] The Road to Reality...
[smiles and pushes the book back]
Poppy: Don't wanna be going there!
[laughs]
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Connections

Featured in The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) See more »

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Written by Freddie Perren, Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Deke Richards and Berry Gordy
Published and Licensed Courtesy of Jobete Music Co Inc/EMI Music Publishing
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Turgid..! uninspired & too long... You've been warned
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Story arc? IMO few of the films I have watched have needed one soooo badly. Barely NOTHING (of note) happens. I found the character poppy under developed. I couldn't reconcile the fact that such an annoying person who apparently suffers from an attention deficit disorder could have achieved anything like becoming a school teacher. I waited patiently for a point, the payoff, the resolution... but it never came... even after almost 2 hours! I was hoping the filmic analogy would be like having a small stone in my sock, moving around painfully while I walked about, only to find out at the end of the day that it was a diamond... Ta-Dah! Now there's a pay-off. It was a stone! You've been warned
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