Learning to Drive (2014)

Directed by

Isabel Coixet

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 210 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged book critic starts taking driving lessons after her husband leaves her. Her instructor is a patient Sikh man, and they form an unlikely friendship as she learns to navigate the road and her new independence.

gentlewarmbittersweetquietly humorousintrospectivegroundedslow-burnhopeful

What happens

Learning to Drive is a 2014 American comedy drama film. Directed by Isabel Coixet and written by Sarah Kernochan based on The New Yorker article Learning to Drive at Fifty-Two by Katha Pollitt, the film stars Patricia Clarkson as Wendy, a successful book critic taking driving lessons with instructor Darwan (Ben Kingsley) after the breakup of her marriage to Ted (Jake Weber) forces her to become more self-sufficient. This is the second collaboration (after Elegy in 2008) between Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, and Isabel Coixet. The film was named first-runner up for the People's Choice Award at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on August 21, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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