Happy-go-lucky [videorecording] / Miramax Films, Summit Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners, Film4 & UK Film Council present Thin Man Films, a Simon Channing Williams production ; produced by Simon Channing Williams ; written & directed by Mike Leigh.
Poppy is a life-loving and irrepressibly cheerful primary school teacher. She is thirty years old, single, and infinitely optimistic and accepting. She lives with her best friend and flatmate Zoe in London. She is tested by a repressed driving instructor with anger problems, and, in turn, she decides to test him. She has exciting flamenco lessons, an encounter with a homeless man, an argument with her pregnant sister, and a love-affair with the social worker guiding one of her students.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780788893384
- ISBN: 0788893386
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen
- Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment, 2009.
- Distributor: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Bonus features: Behind the wheel of "Happy go lucky" ; Happy-in-character ; audio commentary by director Mike Leigh.Videodisc release of the 2008 feature film.Widescreen presentation.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Dick Pope ; editor, Jim Clark ; music, Gary Yershon.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Stanley Townsend, Kate O'Flynn, Caroline Martin, Oliver Maltman, Sarah Niles, Samuel Roukin, Karina Fernandez, Nonso Anozie.
- Target Audience Note:
- MPAA rating: R; for language.
- System Details Note:
- DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- Language Note:
- In English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound) with optional English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
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- Subject:
- Automobile driver education teachers > England > London > Drama.
Elementary school teachers > England > London > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > England > London > Drama.
Optimism > England > London > Drama.
Roommates > England > London > Drama. - Genre:
- Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Available copies
- 8 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Branch Library | DVD GEN HAP (Text) | 36015000918025 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | DVD 09-029 Happy (Comedy) (Text) | 34269001012245 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | FF 42395 DVD (Text) | 0020510903873 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Hampton B. Allen Library | DVD 329 (Text) | 18198000642795 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Hatteras Library | DVD F HAP (Text) | 39488400157295 | Adult Video | Checked out | 08/15/2026 |
| J.C. Holliday Library | D 2268 Comedy (Text) | 810191000747520 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | DVD 1577 (Text) | 31421621249680 | Adult Storage Video | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | DVD COMEDY RATING R (Text) | 2112502135503 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Stoneville Library | vid rotation red - 6525 (Text) | 31554009819581 | Adult Video | Available | - |
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Summary:
Poppy is a life-loving and irrepressibly cheerful primary school teacher. She is thirty years old, single, and infinitely optimistic and accepting. She lives with her best friend and flatmate Zoe in London. She is tested by a repressed driving instructor with anger problems, and, in turn, she decides to test him. She has exciting flamenco lessons, an encounter with a homeless man, an argument with her pregnant sister, and a love-affair with the social worker guiding one of her students.
