Original Screenplay

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

Written by Mike Leigh
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ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

This is the sixth Academy Award nomination for Mike Leigh. He was previously nominated for:

  • VERA DRAKE (2004) -- Nominee, Directing
  • VERA DRAKE (2004) -- Nominee, Writing (Original)
  • TOPSY-TURVY (1999) -- Nominee, Writing (Original)
  • SECRETS & LIES (1996) -- Nominee, Directing
  • SECRETS & LIES (1996) -- Nominee, Writing (Original)

FILM SYNOPSIS

Poppy, a London schoolteacher, lives her life with a cheerful optimism that never wavers in the face of problems or setbacks. When her bicycle is stolen, she begins driving lessons with the angry, fiercely repressed Scott, while her concerns for the welfare of a young boy in her class lead to her meeting with a likeable social worker who is drawn to her open-hearted approach to the world.
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