(miramax)Release Date: October 10, 2008Director: Mike LeighWriter: Mike LeighCast: Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Andrea Riseborough, Samuel Roukin, Sinead MatthewsPlot: Poppy, an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher. Her ability to maintain her perspective is tested as the story begins and her commuter bike is stolen. However, she enthusiastically signs up for driving lessons with Scott, who turns out to be her nemesis — a fuming, uptight cynic. As the tension of their weekly lessons builds, Poppy encounters even more 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 this affects not only Poppy’s world view but also the outlook of those around her begs the question, “glass half full or half empty?”Genre: Comedy, DramaIMDb: Website: link
