I just saw Mike Leigh's new film Happy-Go-Lucky and it lifted me through the rest of my afternoon like a sweet breeze. The film follows Poppy (a fantastic Sally Hawkins), an elementary school teacher with a singularly pleasant view of the often angry world around her. Leigh calls the film "anti-miserableist," and indeed I found it the perfect tonic for all the stressed, depressed news out there. It works where Shiny Happy People failed. Thanks to Milo for the happy wallpaper.
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oh, I felt the same when I saw it! It was just so funny and colorful, it was hard to not smile all the time at Poppy.
Sounds cool, thanks for the recomendation :D
I didn't even know Mike Leigh had a new film. Sounds like the total opposite of Vera Drake! Is it playing wide in the Chicagoland area? Where did you see it at? I need to find it; I could do with some sunshine in my life right about now.
Thanks for posting! :)
I actually saw it in a preview. I think it may have just opened or opens very soon.
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