Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Pauline, von allen nur Poppy genannt, arbeitet als Grundschullehrerin im Londoner Norden und ist das, was man eine wahre Frohnatur nennt. Mit der großen Liebe hat es allerdings noch nicht geklappt. Das ist aber nur halb so wild, denn schließlich hat Poppy ja noch ihre Mitbewohnerin Zoe. Ihre unbeschwerte Art löst in ihrer oft etwas missgelaunten Umwelt allerdings auch Befremden und Erstaunen aus. Vielen Menschen ist Poppy nämlich schlichtweg zu schrill, manche halten sie gar für verrückt. Das geht auch ihrem griesgrämigen und vom Weltschmerz zerfressenen Fahrlehrer Scott so, der mit seiner offensiv gut gelaunten Schülerin überhaupt nicht zurechtkommt und ihre Fröhlichkeit als Provokation auffasst. Poppy reagiert zunächst gelassen auf den krankhaften Kontrollwahn und Zynismus ihres Fahrlehrers. Doch das treibt Scott erst recht zur Weißglut. Und so kommt die Fahrstunde, in der auch die sonst durch nichts zu erschütternde Poppy an ihre Grenzen stößt…
Der Regisseur: Mike Leigh
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Sally Hawkins as Poppy Cross |
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Eddie Marsan as Scott |
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Alexis Zegerman as Zoe |
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Sylvestra Le Touzel as Heather |
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Stanley Townsend as Tramp |
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Kate O'Flynn as Suzy |
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Caroline Martin as Helen |
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Oliver Maltman as Jamie |
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Sarah Niles as Tash |
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Samuel Roukin as Tim |
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Karina Fernandez as Flamenco Teacher |
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Nonso Anozie as Ezra |
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Sinéad Matthews as Alice |
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Andrea Riseborough as Dawn |
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Elliot Cowan as Bookshop Assistant |
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Joseph Kloska as Suzy's Boyfriend |
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Anna Reynolds as Receptionist |
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Trevor Cooper as Patient |
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Philip Arditti as Flamenco Student |
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Viss Elliot Safavi as Flamenco Student |
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Rebekah Staton as Flamenco Student |
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Jack MacGeachin as Nick |
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Charlie Duffield as Charlie |
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Ayotunde Williams as Ayotunde |
| Directing | Mike Leigh | Director |
| Production | Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
| Production | Gail Egan | Executive Producer |
| Production | James Clayton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Duncan Reid | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tessa Ross | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Dick Pope | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jim Clark | Editor |
| Art | Mark Tildesley | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Durran | Costume Design |
| Sound | Tim Fraser | Sound Designer |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Production | David Garrett | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Gary Yershon | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Holly Waddington | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Tim Fraser | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Blundell | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Blundell | Hair Designer |
| Production | Georgina Lowe | Co-Producer |
| Art | Denis Schnegg | Art Direction |
| Art | Patrick Rolfe | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Michelle Day | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesa Warrener | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Chloe Chesterton | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Josh Robertson | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Matthew Moffat | Gaffer |
| Sound | Nigel Stone | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Farr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Paterson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Simon Mein | Still Photographer |
| Art | Chris Allies | Title Designer |
| Crew | Isabel Baquero | Choreographer |
| Writing | Mike Leigh | Writer |
| Production | Danielle Brandon | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Abbie Browne | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Sarah McBryde | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Melanie Heseltine | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Serena Plunkett | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Dick Pope | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gordon Segrove | Focus Puller |
| Camera | John Evans | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Pearce Crowley | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Colin Strachan | Grip |
| Sound | William Towers | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Ben Collinson | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Arwel Evans | Standby Art Director |
| Art | Katrina Dunn | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Nadine Herrmann | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Nick Thomas | Property Master |
| Art | Ifan Ramage | Dressing Prop |
| Art | Libby Uppington | Dressing Prop |
| Art | Ben Johnson | Standby Property Master |
| Lighting | David Grey | Standby Rigger |
| Lighting | Stefan Kopec | Standby Rigger |
| Art | Dan Crandon | Construction Manager |
| Crew | Jason Htay | Carpenter |
| Crew | Paul Treend | Carpenter |
| Crew | Mick Treend | Carpenter |
| Crew | Ben Rai-Green | Carpenter |
| Crew | Mark Wallis | Carpenter |
| Crew | Jody Raynes | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Gillian Campbell | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Phil Claxon | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Andrea Bond | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Simon Scullion | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Lara Murry | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Matt Danko | Scenic Artist |
| Lighting | Kevin Fitzpatrick | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Gavin Ogden | Electrician |
| Lighting | Mike Parsons | Electrician |
| Lighting | John Clark | Electrician |
| Lighting | Terry Roberts | Electrician |
| Lighting | Tom Lea | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Crossman | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chloe Meddings | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jonah Coombes | Location Manager |
| Production | Josh Yudkin | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Amy McCombe | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Amie Tridgell | Location Assistant |
| Crew | Oliver Hazell | Floor Runner |
| Production | Nicholas Kay | Production Runner |
| Production | Will Tyler | Production Accountant |
| Production | Justin Miller | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Bek Leigh | Accountant |
| Crew | Polly Duval | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Gavin Buckley | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Nigel Stone | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jason Canovas | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Steve Schwalbe | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Steve Schwalbe | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Lionel Johnson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Martin Oswin | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Les Fiddess | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Simon Hewitt | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Andy Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Antony Bayman | ADR Recordist |
| Editing | John Claude | Colorist |
| Editing | Paul Shore | Online Editor |
| Crew | Stephen Bearman | Film Processor |
| Crew | Karen Fayerty | Unit Medic |
| Production | Robert Sterne | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Edith Kähler | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Nik Bower | Production Executive |
| Production | Mark Fielding | Finance |
| Crew | Gretta Finer | Legal Services |
| Production | Fiona Morham | Head of Production |
| Production | Jonathan Rutter | Publicist |
| Camera | Colin Burrows | Epk Producer |
| Camera | Pip Ayr | Epk Producer |
| Camera | Justin Savage | Epk Producer |
| Crew | Clem Leneghan | Health and Safety |
| Sound | Terry Davies | Conductor |
| Sound | Andrew Glen | Music Editor |
| Crew | Gary Thomas | Score Engineer |
| Sound | Sonia Slany | Orchestrator |