HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

**Ends Thursday, January 8th!**

WINNER! National Society of Film Critics, BEST ACTRESS (Sally Hawkins), BEST DIRECTOR and BEST WRITER (Mike Leigh), BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Eddie Marsan)
WINNER! 2009 New York Film Critics' Circle Award, BEST ACTRESS (Sally Hawkins) and BEST DIRECTOR (Mike Leigh)
WINNER! 2009 Los Angeles Film Critics' Association Award, BEST ACTRESS (Sally Hawkins)
2009 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE! Best Actress/Comedy: SALLY HAWKINS

"Four stars! Richly exuberant entertainment! Director Mike Leigh is astoundingly skillful. Sally Hawkins is brilliant." - Andrew Sarris, THE NEW YORK OBSERVER

"Extraordinary! An expansive, moving film ... Sally Hawkins is glorious." - Manohla Dargis, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Four stars! Heartfelt and hilarious! It's more than a movie, it's a gift. Get ready for Sally Hawkins, a dynamo of an actress who will have her way with you ... leaving you enchanted and utterly dazzled." - Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

Just how hard is it to be happy? In the effervescent new comedy from Oscar-nominated writer/director Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Secrets and Lies), Sally Hawkins stars as Poppy, an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher who brings an infectious laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters, offering us a touching, truthful and deeply life-affirming exploration of one of the most mysterious and often the most elusive of all human qualities: happiness.
Poppy's ability to maintain her cheerful perspective is tested as the story begins and her commuter bike is stolen. Undaunted, she signs up for driving lessons with Scott (Eddie Marsan), who turns out to be her nemesis - a fuming, uptight cynic. As the tension of their weekly lessons builds, Poppy encounters a series of challenges to her positive state of mind: a fiery flamenco instructor, her bitter pregnant sister, a troubled homeless man and a young bully in her class, not to mention that she has also thrown out her back. How all of this affects not only Poppy's world view but also the outlook of those around her begs the question: "is the glass half full or half empty?"
Charming, thought-provoking and often flat-out hilarious (and featuring a star-making performance by Sally Hawkins that could melt the icy heart of even the most hardened cynic), HAPPY-GO-LUCKY is one of acclaimed director Mike Leigh's most purely enjoyable films.

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